Tensor Analysis: A Text Book On Tensor Analysis - Softcover

Singh, Yashwant; Mandia, Harmendra Kumar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659507121 ISBN 13: 9783659507120

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

The present book has involved from the teaching of the course on Tensor Analysis by the post graduate and engineering students of Mathematics and Physics in various Universities of India. It deals with the Kronecker delta, Contravariant and Covariant tensors, Symmetric tensors, Quotient law of tensors, Relative tensor, Riemannian space, Metric tensor, Indicator, Permutation symbols and Permutation tensors. A detailed study of Christoffel symbols and their properties, Covariant differentiation of tensors, Ricci's theorem, Intrinsic derivative, Geodesics, Differential equation of geodesic, Geodesic coordinates, Field of parallel vectors, Reimann-Christoffel tensor and its properties, Covariant curvature tensor, Einstein space, Bianchi's identity, Einstein tensor, Flate space, Isotropic point and Schur's theorem with some other important theorems and examples from its concluding chapter.

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About the Author

Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, Government college, Kaladera, Jaipur, India.He has published many international research paper and books.Harmendra Kumar Mandia, Head, Department of Mathematics, Seth Motilal (P.G.)College Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India. He is also life member, editorial board member and reviewer of various international journals.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659507121
• ISBN 13: 9783659507120
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 140