An Introduction to Riemannian Geometry [electronic resource] : With Applications to Mechanics and Relativity / by Leonor Godinho, José Natário
- Author:
- Godinho, Leonor
- Published:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
- Physical Description:
- X, 467 pages 60 illustrations : online resource
- Additional Creators:
- Natário, José and SpringerLink (Online service)
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- Series:
- Contents:
- Differentiable Manifolds -- Differential Forms -- Riemannian Manifolds -- Curvature -- Geometric Mechanics -- Relativity.
- Summary:
- Unlike many other texts on differential geometry, this textbook also offers interesting applications to geometric mechanics and general relativity. The first part is a concise and self-contained introduction to the basics of manifolds, differential forms, metrics and curvature. The second part studies applications to mechanics and relativity including the proofs of the Hawking and Penrose singularity theorems. It can be independently used for one-semester courses in either of these subjects. The main ideas are illustrated and further developed by numerous examples and over 300 exercises. Detailed solutions are provided for many of these exercises, making An Introduction to Riemannian Geometry ideal for self-study.
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- ISBN:
- 9783319086668
- Digital File Characteristics:
- text file PDF
- Note:
- AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
- Part Of:
- Springer eBooks
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