Geometric mechanics: toward a unification of classical physics
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Main Author: Talman, Richard (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Weinheim Wiley-VCH ©2007
Edition:2nd, rev. and enl. ed
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
For physicists, mechanics is quite obviously geometric, yet the classical approach typically emphasizes abstract, mathematical formalism. Setting out to make mechanics both accessible and interesting for non-mathematicians, Richard Talman uses geometric methods to reveal qualitative aspects of the theory. He introduces concepts from differential geometry, differential forms, and tensor analysis, then applies them to areas of classical mechanics as well as other areas of physics, including optics, crystal diffraction, electromagnetism, relativity, and quantum mechanics. For easy reference, the
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xv, 587 pages)
ISBN:9783527611416
352761141X
9783527611409
3527611401

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