The Geometry of Physics: An Introduction
Autor Theodore Frankelen Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 noi 2003
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780521539272
ISBN-10: 0521539277
Pagini: 720
Ilustrații: 120 b/w illus.
Dimensiuni: 177 x 253 x 37 mm
Greutate: 1.23 kg
Ediția:2Revizuită
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0521539277
Pagini: 720
Ilustrații: 120 b/w illus.
Dimensiuni: 177 x 253 x 37 mm
Greutate: 1.23 kg
Ediția:2Revizuită
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Cuprins
Preface; Part I. Manifolds, Tensors and Exterior Forms: 1. Manifolds and vector fields; 2. Tensors and exterior forms; 3. Integration of differential forms; 4. The Lie derivative; 5. The Poincaré lemma and potentials; 6. Holonomic and non-holonomic constraints; Part II. Geometry and Topology: 7. R3 and Minkowski space; 8. The geometry of surfaces in R3; 9. Covariant differentiation and curvature; 10. Geodesics; 11. Relativity, tensors, and curvature; 12. Curvature and topology: Synge's theorem; 13. Betti numbers and de Rham's theorem; 14. Harmonic forms; Part III. Lie Groups, Bundles and Chern Forms: 15. Lie groups; 16. Vector bundles in geometry and physics; 17. Fiber bundles, Gauss-Bonnet, and topological quantization; 18. Connections and associated bundles; 19. The Dirac equation; 20. Yang-Mills fields; 21. Betti numbers and covering spaces; 22. Chern forms and homotopy groups; Appendix A. Forms in continuum mechanics; Appendix B. Harmonic chains and Kirchhoff's circuit laws; Appendix C. Symmetries, quarks, and meson masses; Appendix D. Representations and hyperelastic bodies; Appendix E: Orbits and Morse-Bott theory in compact Lie groups.
Recenzii
'This book provides a highly detailed account of the intricacies involved in considering geometrical concepts.' Contemporary Physics
'This book will be useful to graduate and advanced undergraduate students of physics, engineering, and mathematics.' Zentralblatt MATH
'This book will be useful to graduate and advanced undergraduate students of physics, engineering, and mathematics.' Zentralblatt MATH
Descriere
Introduces, in a geometrical way, the mathematics needed for a deeper understanding of both classical and modern physics.