Quaternionic and Clifford Calculus for Physicists and Engineers [Hardcover]

Quarternionic calculus covers a branch of mathematics which uses computational techniques to help solve problems from a wide variety of physical systems which are mathematically modelled in 3, 4 or more dimensions. Examples of the application areas include thermodynamics, hydrodynamics, geophysics and structural mechanics. Focusing on the Clifford algebra approach the authors have drawn together the research into quarternionic calculus to provide the non-expert or research student with an accessible introduction to the subject. This book fills the gap between the theoretical representations and the requirements of the user.Quanternions and Multivectors.

Clifford Valued Functions and Forms.

Clifford Operator Calculus.

Boundary Value Problems.

Numerical Clifford Analysis.

Further Results and Research Problems.

Appendices.

Index.

Klaus Gürlebeck is the author of Quaternionic and Clifford Calculus for Physicists and Engineers, published by Wiley.

Wolfgang Sprössig is the author of Quaternionic and Clifford Calculus for Physicists and Engineers, published by Wiley.Quaternionic and Clifford analysis have in recent years become increasingly important tools in the analysis of partial differential equations and their application in mathematical physics and engineering. This book reflects the main ideas in the field and covers quaternions and multivectors, Clifford valued functions and forms, Clifford operator calculus, boundary value problems, numerical Clifford analysis. Further results and research problems are also included The authors' intention is to equip the reader with the understanding necessary to adapt these methods to their own work. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the bal|