The geometry of physics: An introduction
Theodore Frankel
Theodore Frankel explains those parts of exterior differential forms, differential geometry, algebraic and differential topology, Lie groups, vector bundles and Chern forms essential to a better understanding of classical and modern physics and engineering. Key highlights of his new edition are the inclusion of three new appendices that cover symmetries, quarks, and meson masses; representations and hyperelastic bodies; and orbits and Morse-Bott Theory in compact Lie groups. Geometric intuition is developed through a rather extensive introduction to the study of surfaces in ordinary space. First Edition Hb (1997): 0-521-38334-X First Edition Pb (1999): 0-521-38753-1
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Year:
2003
Edition:
2
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Language:
english
Pages:
717
ISBN 10:
0521539277
ISBN 13:
9780521539272
File:
DJVU, 7.76 MB
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english, 2003