Manifolds, Tensors, and Forms: An Introduction for Mathematicians and Physicists

Providing a succinct yet comprehensive treatment of the essentials of modern differential geometry and topology, this book's clear prose and informal style make it accessible to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in mathematics and the physical sciences. The text covers the basics of multilinear algebra, differentiation and integration on manifolds, Lie groups and Lie algebras, homotopy and de Rham cohomology, homology, vector bundles, Riemannian and pseudo-Riemannian geometry, and degree theory. It also features over 250 detailed exercises, and a variety of applications revealing fundamental connections to classical mechanics, electromagnetism (including circuit theory), general relativity and gauge theory. Solutions to the problems are available for instructors at www.cambridge.org/9781107042193.

Author: Paul Renteln
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 11/21/2013
Pages: 340
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.70h x 6.70w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781107042193

About the Author
Renteln, Paul: - Paul Renteln is Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics, California State University, San Bernardino, where he has taught a wide range of courses in physics. He is also Visiting Associate in the Department of Mathematics, California Institute of Technology, where he conducts research into combinatorics.