Tensors, Differential Forms, and Variational Principles (Dover Books on Mathematics)
By Unknown Author.
Description
The aim of this book is to present a self-contained, reasonably modern account of tensor analysis and the calculus of exterior differential forms, adapted to the needs of physicists, engineers, and applied mathematicians. In the later, increasingly sophisticated chapters, the interaction between the concept of invariance and the calculus of variations is examined. This interaction is of profound importance to all physical field theories.Beginning with simple physical examples, the theory of tensors and forms is developed by a process of successive abstractions. This enables the reader to in...
ISBN(s)
0486658406, 9780486658407
