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Description for Tensors
Hardback. Offers a modern introduction to the theory of tensor algebra and tensor analysis. This title discusses tensor algebra and introduces differential manifold. It details tensor analysis, differential forms, connection forms, and curvature tensor. It investigates Riemannian and pseudo-Riemannian manifolds. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1330.
Tensor algebra and tensor analysis were developed by Riemann, Christo?el, Ricci, Levi-Civita and others in the nineteenth century. The special theory of relativity, as propounded by Einstein in 1905, was elegantly expressed by Minkowski in terms of tensor ?elds in a ?at space-time. In 1915, Einstein formulated the general theory of relativity, in which the space-time manifold is curved. The theory is aesthetically and intellectually satisfying. The general theory of relativity involves tensor analysis in a pseudo- Riemannian manifold from the outset. Later, it was realized that even the pre-relativistic particle mechanics and continuum mechanics can be elegantly formulated in ... Read more
Tensor algebra and tensor analysis were developed by Riemann, Christo?el, Ricci, Levi-Civita and others in the nineteenth century. The special theory of relativity, as propounded by Einstein in 1905, was elegantly expressed by Minkowski in terms of tensor ?elds in a ?at space-time. In 1915, Einstein formulated the general theory of relativity, in which the space-time manifold is curved. The theory is aesthetically and intellectually satisfying. The general theory of relativity involves tensor analysis in a pseudo- Riemannian manifold from the outset. Later, it was realized that even the pre-relativistic particle mechanics and continuum mechanics can be elegantly formulated in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387694689
SKU
V9780387694689
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About Anadi Jiban das
Anadi Das is a Professor Emeritus at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada. He earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics and Physics from the National University of Ireland and his D.Sc. from Calcutta University. He has published numerous papers in publications such as the Journal of Mathematical Physics and Foundation of Physics. His book entitled The Special Theory of Relativity: A ... Read more
Reviews for Tensors
From the reviews: "This book is a very nice introduction to the theory of tensor analysis on differentiable manifolds. It is intended mainly for students, but it can also be useful to everyone interested in the tensor analysis on differentiable manifolds and its application to the relativity theory and continuum mechanics." (Cezar Dumitru Oniciuc, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1138 ... Read more