Tensor Analysis for Physicists, Second Edition (Dover Books on Physics)

J. A. Schouten

ISBN 10: 0486655822 / ISBN 13: 9780486655826

Published by Dover Publications 2003-03-28, 2003

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Title: Tensor Analysis for Physicists, Second ...

Publisher: Dover Publications 2003-03-28

Publication Date: 2003

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

Edition: 2nd Edition

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Synopsis:

This rigorous and advanced mathematical explanation of classic tensor analysis was written by one of the founders of tensor calculus. Its concise exposition of the mathematical basis of the discipline is integrated with well-chosen physical examples of the theory, including those involving elasticity, classical dynamics, relativity, and Dirac's matrix calculus. 1954 edition.

About the Author:

Dutch mathematician Jan Arnoldous Schouten (1883-1971) was an important contributor to the development of tensor calculus and one of the founders of Amsterdam's Mathematisch Centrum.