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Explorations in mathematical physics : the concepts behind an elegant language /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Koks, Don
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer, [2006]
Subjects:
Mathematical physics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The language of physics
  • A trip down linear lane
  • The natural language of random processes
  • A roundabout route to geometric algebra
  • Special relativity and the Lorentz transform
  • Four-vectors and the road to tensors
  • Accelerated frames : onward to the principle of covariance
  • The elegance and power of tensor notation
  • Curvature and differential geometry
  • Variational calculus and field theory
  • The green function approach to solving field equations
  • Airliners, black holes, and cosmology : the ABC of general relativity.