Clifford algebras and possible kinematics

Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications (SIGMA)

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages

  McRae, Alan S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cayley Klein geometries; Clifford algebras; Kinematics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889235379     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18150659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3842/SIGMA.2007.079     Document Type: Article

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