Tensor Calculus Second Edition (6 results)
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Published by London: Oliver & Boyd, 1956
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Series: University Mathematical Texts. 125p blue cloth, pages unmarked binding firm, no names or stamps, very nice copy Language: English.
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Published by Alpha Science International, Oxford, 2010
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Later Printing. Mathematics text, with brief introduction to and history of tensors, study of systems of different orders, Einstein summation convention, Kronecker symbols, tensor algebra, tensor calculus; the second edition (of which this is the third printing) adds a study in Rieman…nian geometry and several new problems. Glossy hardcover, as pictured; no jacket, as issued. Light wear, corners bumped, text clean, no names or marks; xi, blank, 163 pages; brief index, many equations. Size: Octavo.
Published by Oliver & Boyd, 1956
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Add to basketVIII + 125 p., tables, formulas, bibliogr., index (Orig. blue gilt cloth. Name end paper, AS NEW).
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Understanding tensors is essential for physics students who encounter phenomena where direction matters. A jet stream rushing overhead can trigger vertical convection that leads to thunderstorms. An unbalanced car wheel spinning around a… horizontal axis produces a wobble in the vertical plane. Astronauts orbiting Earth observe an electrostatic field as a magnetic one. In all these cases, tensors offer a language that captures directional relationships with precision. In the second edition of Tensor Calculus for Physics, Dwight E. Neuenschwander provides an accessible guide that shows how tensor logic arises naturally from physical problems.Tensors' true elegance lies in how they transform: when coordinates change from one system to another, tensors follow the same rules, allowing physical laws to retain their form across perspectives. Students are often introduced to tensors piecemeal through the inertia tensor in classical mechanics or the polarization tensor in electricity and magnetism. While useful, this fragmented approach does not prepare the student for tensor features such as affine connections, dual basis vectors, and covariant derivatives they will encounter in advanced studies such as general relativity, continuum mechanics, or non-Euclidean geometry. This concise guide builds from the ground up, providing a clear, step-by-step progression that embeds tensors in contexts where their power becomes self-evident.This extensively revised second edition incorporates more illustrative examples and carefully designed homework problems to strengthen understanding. Now accompanied by a solutions manual, this edition is an ideal resource for courses in general relativity, covariant electrodynamics, continuum mechanics, fluid dynamics, materials science, and any discipline where tensors illuminate the structure of physical reality.
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Tensor Calculus for Physics, second edition | Dwight E. Neuenschwander | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2026 | Johns Hopkins University Press | EAN 9781421454481 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter:… preigu Print on Demand.
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Buch. Condition: Neu. Tensor Calculus for Physics, second edition | Dwight E. Neuenschwander | Buch | Einband - fest (Hardcover) | Englisch | 2026 | Johns Hopkins University Press | EAN 9781421454474 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print…on Demand.
