Xvi, 452 Pp + Catalog At End. First American Soft Cover Edition, From The Second English Impression Which Corrected A Few Typographical Errors And Added References To Some Recent Work (1928). Near Fine, No Marks.

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Title

The Absolute Differential Calculus (Calculus of Tensors) (Dover Books on Mathematics)

Publisher

Dover Publications

Publication Date

1977

Language

English

ISBN 10

0486634019

ISBN 13

9780486634012

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

First Softcover Edition

Printing

1st Printing

Condition

Near Fine

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Written by a towering figure of 20th-century mathematics, this classic examines the mathematical material necessary for a grasp of relativity theory. Levi-Civita's thorough treatment of introductory theories provides the basis for his discussions of fundamental quadratic forms and absolute differential calculus. Concluding chapters address physical applications. 1926 edition.

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Italian mathematician Tullio Levi-Civita (1873-1941) is most famous for his work on absolute differential calculus and its applications to relativity theory.

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