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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451151303321

Autore

Domingos Joaquim M

Titolo

Geometrical properties of vectors and convectors [[electronic resource] ] : an introductory survey of differentiable manifolds, tensors and forms / / Joaquim M. Domingos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2006

ISBN

1-281-92444-X

9786611924447

981-277-275-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 73 p. ) : ill.

Disciplina

515/.63

Soggetti

Vector analysis

Manifolds (Mathematics)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-70) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Topological spaces -- 2. Metric tensor -- 3. Differentiable manifolds. 3.1 Basic definitions. 3.2. Tangent vectors and spaces. 3.3. Parallelization -- 4. Metric dual -- 5. Tensors -- 6. r-Forms -- 7. Orientation of a manifold -- 8. Hodge star operator -- 9. Wedge product and cross product.

Sommario/riassunto

"This is a brief introduction to some geometrical topics including topological spaces, the metric tensor, Euclidean space, manifolds, tensors, r-forms, the orientation of a manifold and the Hodge star operator. It provides the reader who is approaching the subject for the first time with a deeper understanding of the geometrical properties of vectors and covectors. The material prepares the reader for discussions on basic concepts such as the differential of a function as a covector, metric dual, inner product, wedge product and cross product."