Published by Dover Publications, U.S.A., 1989
ISBN 10: 0486658406 ISBN 13: 9780486658407
Language: English
Seller: Renaissance Books, Riverside, CA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. re-issue. Begins with simple physical examples, and develops the theory of tensors and forms by a process of successive abstraction. The reader can infer generalized principles from concrete situations. Treats the calculus of variations of single and multiple integrals based on Caratheodory's method of equivalent integrals. Also explores the effects of invariance postulates on variational principles, with a focus on relativistic field theories. Index.