Tensor Analysis on Manifolds (Record no. 38043)
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| fixed length control field | 02234nam a2200205 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780486640396 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0486640396 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 515.63 |
| Item number | BIS |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Bishop,Richard L. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Tensor Analysis on Manifolds |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York : |
| Name of publisher | Dover Publications, |
| Year of publication | 1980. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | viii, 280 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Bibliography & Index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Set theory and topology --<br/>Manifolds --<br/>Tensor algebra --<br/>Vector analysis on manifolds --<br/>Integration theory --<br/>Riemannian and semi-riemannian manifolds --<br/>Physical application. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "This is a first-rate book and deserves to be widely read." American Mathematical Monthly<br/>Despite its success as a mathematical tool in the general theory of relativity and its adaptability to a wide range of mathematical and physical problems, tensor analysis has always had a rather restricted level of use, with an emphasis on notation and the manipulation of indices. This book is an attempt to broaden this point of view at the stage where the student first encounters the subject. The authors have treated tensor analysis as a continuation of advanced calculus, striking just the right balance between the formal and abstract approaches to the subject.<br/>The material proceeds from the general to the special. An introductory chapter establishes notation and explains various topics in set theory and topology. Chapters 1 and 2 develop tensor analysis in its function-theoretical and algebraic aspects, respectively. The next two chapters take up vector analysis on manifolds and integration theory. In the last two chapters (5 and 6) several important special structures are studied, those in Chapter 6 illustrating how the previous material can be adapted to clarify the ideas of classical mechanics. The text as a whole offers numerous examples and problems.<br/>A student with a background of advanced calculus and elementary differential equation could readily undertake the study of this book. The more mature the reader is in terms of other mathematical knowledge and experience, the more he will learn from this presentation. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Calculus of tensors. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Goldberg, Samuel I. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Reference Books |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 25/09/2003 | Donation | 291.00 | 515.63 BIS | 007982 | Reference Books |