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Click to enlargeTensors, Differential Forms, and Variational Principles

David Lovelock
Hanno Rund
Our Price$16.95
Availability: In Stock
Format: Book
ISBN: 0486658406
Page Count: 384
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/2
Incisive, self-contained account of tensor analysis and the calculus of exterior differential forms, interaction between the concept of invariance and the calculus of variations. Emphasis is on analytical techniques, with large number of problems, from routine manipulative exercises to technically difficult assignments.

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