Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the revised printing; Preface to the First Edition; Overview; Part I. Manifolds, Tensors, and Exterior Forms: 1. Manifolds and vector fields; 2. Tensors and exterior forms; 3. Integration of differential forms; 4. The Lie derivative; 5. The Poincare Lemma and potentials; 6. Holonomic and nonholonomic constraints; Part II. Geometry and Topology: 7. R3 and Minkowski space; 8. The geometry of surfaces in R3; 9. Covariant differentiation and curvature; 10. Geodesics; 11. Relativity, tensors, and curvature; 12. Curvature and topology: Synge's theorem; 13. Betti numbers and De Rham's theorem; 14. Harmonic forms; Part III. Lie Groups, Bundles, and Chern Forms: 15. Lie groups; 16. Vector bundles in geometry and physics; 17. Fiber bundles, Gauss-Bonnet, and topological quantization; 18. Connections and associated bundles; 19. The Dirac equation; 20. Yang-Mills fields; 21. Betti numbers and covering spaces; 22. Chern forms and homotopy groups; Appendix A. Forms in continuum mechanics; Appendix B. Harmonic chains and Kirchhoff's circuit laws; Appendix C. Symmetries, quarks, and Meson masses; Appendix D. Representations and hyperelastic bodies; Appendix E. Orbits and Morse-Bott theory in compact Lie groups.
Provides a working knowledge of tools that are of great value in geometry and physics and in engineering.
Theodore Frankel received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of California, San Diego.
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concepts.' Contemporary Physics
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'... contains a wealth of interesting material for both the
beginning and the advanced levels. The writing may feel informal
but it is precise - a masterful exposition. Users of this
'introduction' will be well prepared for further study of
differential geometry and its use in physics and engineering ... As
did earlier editions, this third edition will continue to promote
the language with which mathematicians and scientists can
communicate.' Jay P. Fillmore, SIAM Review
"It contains a wealth of interesting material for both the
beginning and the advanced levels. The writing may feel informal
but it is precise - a masterful exposition. Users of this
"introduction" will be well prepared for further study of
differential geometry and its use in physics and engineering. As
did earlier editions, this third edition will continue to promote
the language with which mathematicians and scientists can
communicate." Jay P. Fillmore, University of California, San Diego
for SIAM Review
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