In recent years the methods of modern differential geometry have
become of considerable importance in theoretical physics and have
found application in relativity and cosmology, high-energy physics and
field theory, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics and mechanics. This
textbook provides an introduction to these methods - in particular Lie
derivatives, Lie groups and differential forms - and covers their
extensive applications to theoretical physics. The reader is assumed
to have some familiarity with advanced calculus, linear algebra and a
little elementary operator theory. The advanced physics undergraduate
should therefore find the presentation quite accessible. This account
will prove valuable for those with backgrounds in physics and applied
mathematics who desire an introduction to the subject. Having studied
the book, the reader will be able to comprehend research papers that
use this mathematics and follow more advanced pure-mathematical
expositions.
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ISBN
9781107263499
Publisert
2013
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Cambridge University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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