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Differentiable Manifolds : A Theoretical Physics Approach / by Gerardo F. Torres del Castillo

Edition	2nd ed. 2020.
Publisher	(Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Birkhäuser)
Year	2020
Size	X, 444 p. 138 illus., 2 illus. in color : online resource
Authors	*Torres del Castillo, Gerardo F author SpringerLink (Online service)
Subjects	LCSH:Geometry, Differential LCSH:Mathematical physics LCSH:Topological groups LCSH:Lie groups LCSH:Mechanics FREE:Differential Geometry FREE:Mathematical Methods in Physics FREE:Topological Groups and Lie Groups FREE:Classical Mechanics
Notes	1 Manifolds -- 2 Lie Derivatives -- 3 Differential Forms -- 4 Integral Manifolds -- 5 Connections -- 6. Riemannian Manifolds -- 7 Lie Groups -- 8 Hamiltonian Classical Mechanics -- Solutions -- References -- Index This textbook gives a concise introduction to the theory of differentiable manifolds, focusing on their applications to differential equations, differential geometry, and Hamiltonian mechanics. The first three chapters introduce the basic concepts of the theory, such as differentiable maps, tangent vectors, vector and tensor fields, differential forms, local one-parameter groups of diffeomorphisms, and Lie derivatives. These tools are subsequently employed in the study of differential equations, connections, Riemannian manifolds, Lie groups, and Hamiltonian mechanics. Throughout, the book contains examples, worked out in detail, as well as exercises intended to show how the formalism is applied to actual computations and to emphasize the connections among various areas of mathematics. This second edition greatly expands upon the first by including more examples, additional exercises, and new topics, such as the moment map and fiber bundles. Detailed solutions to every exercise are also provided. Differentiable Manifolds is addressed to advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students in mathematics or physics. Prerequisites include multivariable calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, and a basic knowledge of analytical mechanics Review of the first edition: This book presents an introduction to differential geometry and the calculus on manifolds with a view on some of its applications in physics. … The present author has succeeded in writing a book which has its own flavor and its own emphasis, which makes it certainly a valuable addition to the literature on the subject. Frans Cantrijn, Mathematical Reviews HTTP:URL=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45193-6

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