This is an introduction to noncommutative geometry, with special emphasis on those cases where the structure algebra, which defines the geometry, is an algebra of matrices over the complex numbers. Applications to elementary particle physics are also discussed. This second edition is thoroughly revised and includes new material on reality conditions and linear connections plus examples from Jordanian deformations and quantum Euclidean spaces. Only some familiarity with ordinary differential geometry and the theory of fiber bundles is assumed, making this book accessible to graduate students and newcomers to this field.
By:
J. Madore Series edited by:
N. J. Hitchin Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: 2nd Revised edition Volume: 257 Dimensions:
Height: 228mm,
Width: 153mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 544g ISBN:9780521659918 ISBN 10: 0521659914 Series:London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series Pages: 380 Publication Date:23 August 1999 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active