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This work is based on lectures given by Elie Cartan in 1926-27 in which he introduced exterior forms at the very beginning and used orthogonal frames throughout to investigate the geometry of Riemannian manifolds.
Riemannian Geometry In An Orthogonal Frame
From Lectures Delivered by Elie Cartan at the Sorbonne in 1926-1927
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278 pages
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10 December 2001
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Summary
Elie Cartan’s book “Geometry of Riemannian Manifolds” (1928) was one of the best introductions to his methods. It was based on lectures given by the author at the Sorbonne in the academic year 1925-26. A modernized and extensively augmented edition appeared in 1946 (2nd printing, 1951; 3rd printing, 1988). Cartan’s lectures in 1926-27 were different - he introduced exterior forms at the very beginning and used orthogonal frames throughout to investigate the geometry of Riemannian manifolds…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789810247478 |
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| ISBN-10: | 9810247478 |
| Author: | Vladislav V. Goldberg, Shiing-shen Chern |
| Publisher: | World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd |
| Imprint: | World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 278 |
| Release Date: | 10 December 2001 |
| Weight: | 408g |
| Dimensions: | 230mm x 152mm x 15mm |
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