An Introduction to Differential Geometry
$32.09
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
27 April 2012
Summary
A solid introduction to the methods of differential geometry and tensor calculus, this volume is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of mathematics, physics, and engineering. Rather than a comprehensive account, it offers an introduction to the essential ideas and methods of differential geometry.
Part 1 begins by employing vector methods to explore the classical theory of curves and surfaces. An introduction to the differential geometry of surfaces in the large …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780486486185 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0486486184 |
| Author: | T.J. Willmore |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 27 April 2012 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 213mm x 135mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Dover Books on Mathematics |
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About The Author
T.J. Willmore
T. J. Willmore (1919-2005) was a Professor at the University of Durham and Liverpool University. He authored four influential books on differential geometry. He is best remembered as the developer of Willmore surfaces, a branch of differential geometry with applications extending to particle physics and colloidal chemistry.
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