Spacetime algebra and electron physics

Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics

Volumn 95, Issue C, 1996, Pages 271-386

  Doran, Chris ^a   Lasenby, Anthony ^a   Gull, Stephen ^a   Somaroo, Shyamal ^a   Challinor, Anthony ^a  

^a CAVENDISH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; RELATIVITY;

ELECTRON PHYSICS; ESSENTIAL FEATURES; GEOMETRIC (CLIFFORD) ALGEBRA; GEOMETRIC ALGEBRA; MANY-BODY PROBLEMS; PAIR CREATION; SCATTERING EVENTS; TWO PARTICLES;

ALGEBRA;

EID: 21344433715     PISSN: 10765670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s1076-5670(08)70158-7     Document Type: Article

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