Quadratic mappings and Clifford algebras
"After a classical presentation of quadratic mappings and Clifford algebras over arbitrary rings (commutative, associative, with unit), other topics involve more original methods: interior multiplications allow an effective treatment of deformations of Clifford algebras; the relations between automorphisms of quadratic forms and Clifford algebras are based on the concept of the Lipschitz monoid, from which several groups are derived; and the Cartan-Chevalley theory of hyperbolic spaces becomes much more general, precise and effective." "The book is largely self-contained, starting from a set of prerequisites which is chosen as narrow as possible and kept throughout the book. It features a large number of exercises at various levels, some of which lead to related areas of research."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2008
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