Invariants of Quadratic Differential Forms

This classic monograph by a mathematician affiliated with Trinity College, Cambridge, offers a brief account of the invariant theory connected with a single quadratic differential form. Suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of mathematics, it avoids unnecessary analysis and offers an accessible view of the field for readers unfamiliar with the subject.
A historical overview is followed by considerations of the methods of Christoffel and Lie as well as Maschke's symbolic method and explorations of geometrical and dynamical methods. The final chapter on applications, which draws upon developments by Ricci and Levi-Civita, presents the most successful method and can be read independently of the rest of the book.

Author: Joseph Edmund Wright
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 06/19/2013
Pages: 90
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780486497686

About the Author
Joseph Edmund Wright was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and also taught at Bryn Mawr College in the United States.

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