Still No Word On The Clifford Algebra Text May 29th, 2009
Patrick Stein

I still haven’t heard back from Cambridge University Press about using one of their books to publicly study Clifford algebras. So, I started looking around for alternate texts.

My second choice book is Clifford Algebras and Spinors by Pertti Lounesto. This, too, is published by Cambridge University Press. Feh.

I started poking around for other topics instead. How about a related topic? I grabbed Differential Forms and Connections by R.W.R. Darling from my shelf. It, too, is Cambridge University Press.

Alright, different topic. How about Galios theory? I grabbed A Course In Galois Theory by D.J.H. Garling from my shelf. It is Cambridge University Press. The other two Galois theory books that I have are not from Cambridge University Press, but I’m not sure they are as useful.

I can’t find any good Clifford algebra texts that are not Cambridge University Press. This Geometry of Differential Forms by Shigeyuki Morita is published by the AMS. It looks decent from a quick glance on Google books.

Any suggestions?

5 Responses to “Still No Word On The Clifford Algebra Text”

  1. 2009-05-29 @ 6:06 PM

    Here are a few suggestions:

    Computability, Enumerability, Unsolvability: Directions in Recursion Theory

    RELATION ALGEBRAS BY GAMES

    LANGUAGE IN ACTION

    I also have these books on my shelves that I either need to finish or
    need to read one of these days:

    Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

    Turtle Geometry

    Algorithmic Composition

    To Mock a Mockingbird and Other Logic Puzzles

    These are also on my to-read list, although they’re mainly for review:

    Naive Set Theory

    Introduction
    to Logic

    • pat
      2009-05-29 @ 7:00 PM

      If you have Relation Algebras by Games, would you bring it to the TC Lispers meeting for me to skim?

      Thanks…

      • 2009-05-29 @ 8:48 PM

        Well, actually, I don’t have it. When I read your post, since I’m more interested in logic and set theory (recursion theory, in particular) than I am in algebra, I looked for some interesting logic text books that went beyond what I studied in grad school. Anyway, that was one of them that looked interesting.

        • pat
          2009-05-29 @ 9:36 PM

          That’s fine. They have it at the Math Library at the U. I have been meaning to get there some time anyhow.

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