TY - BOOK ID - 65195016 TI - Differentiable Manifolds : A Theoretical Physics Approach PY - 2020 SN - 3030451933 3030451925 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Birkhäuser, DB - UniCat KW - Differentiable manifolds. KW - Differential manifolds KW - Manifolds (Mathematics) KW - Differential geometry. KW - Physics. KW - Topological groups. KW - Lie groups. KW - Mechanics. KW - Differential Geometry. KW - Mathematical Methods in Physics. KW - Topological Groups, Lie Groups. KW - Classical Mechanics. KW - Classical mechanics KW - Newtonian mechanics KW - Physics KW - Dynamics KW - Quantum theory KW - Groups, Lie KW - Lie algebras KW - Symmetric spaces KW - Topological groups KW - Groups, Topological KW - Continuous groups KW - Natural philosophy KW - Philosophy, Natural KW - Physical sciences KW - Differential geometry UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:65195016 AB - 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. ER -