Geometry, symmetries, and classical physics a mosaic / Manousos Markoutsakis.
| Author/creator | Markoutsakis, Manousos |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource (xiii, 467 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. Manifolds and tensors -- 2. Geometry and integration on manifolds -- 3. Symmetries of manifolds -- 4. Newtonian mechanics -- 5. Lagrangian methods and symmetry -- 6. Relativistic mechanics -- 7. Lie groups -- 8. Lie algebras -- 9. Representations -- 10. Rotations and Euclidean symmetry -- 11. Boosts and Galilei symmetry -- 12. Lorentz symmetry -- 13. Poincare symmetry -- 14. Conformal symmetry -- 15. Lagrangians and Noether's theorem -- 16. Spacetime symmetries of fields -- 17. Gauge symmetry -- 18. Connection and geodesics -- 19. Riemannian curvature -- 20. Symmetries of Riemannian manifolds -- 21. Einstein's gravitation -- 22. Lagrangian formulation -- 23. Conservation laws and further symmetries -- Appendices. |
| Abstract | This book provides advanced undergraduate physics and mathematics students with an accessible yet detailed understanding of the fundamentals of differential geometry and symmetries in classical physics. Readers, working through the book, will obtain a thorough understanding of symmetry principles and their application in mechanics, field theory, and general relativity, and in addition acquire the necessary calculational skills to tackle more sophisticated questions in theoretical physics. Most of the topics covered in this book have previously only been scattered across many different sources of literature, therefore this is the first book to coherently present this treatment of topics in one comprehensive volume.-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Biographical note | Manousos Markoutsakis is the Director of AI and HPC (Europe) at DataDirect Networks Inc, where he is responsible for managing the company's engagements in industry and academic institutions. Previously, he worked at IBM, where he was responsible for the company's private-public collaborations in European research and industry. He graduated in physics at the University of Heidelberg, where he worked on nonperturbative QCD. Manousos is a member of the German Physical Society (DPG) and the Bitkom Association. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Markoutsakis, Manousos. Geometry, symmetries, and classical physics. Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2022 9780367535230 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021762575 |
| ISBN | 9781003087748 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 1003087744 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 9781000530261 (EPUB) |
| ISBN | 1000530264 (EPUB) |
| ISBN | 9781000530247 (PDF) |
| ISBN | 1000530248 (PDF) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
| Standard identifier# | 10.1201/9781003087748 |
| Stock number | 9781003087748 Taylor & Francis |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |