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The purpose of this book is to bridge the gap between differential geometry of Euclidean space of three dimensions and the more advanced work on differential geometry of generalised space.

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1. Some Preliminaries; 2. Coordinates, Vectors , Tensors; 3. Riemannian Metric; 4. Christoffel's Three-Index Symbols. Covariant Differentiation; 5. Curvature of a Curve. Geodeics, Parallelism of Vectors; 6. Congruences and Orthogonal Ennuples; 7. Riemann Symbols. Curvature of a Riemannian Space; 8. Hypersurfaces; 9. Hypersurfaces in Euclidean Space. Spaces of Constant Curvature; 10. Subspaces of a Riemannian Space.

An Introduction to Riemannian Geometry and the Tensor Calculus

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    Publisher: Cambridge University Press
    Publication Date: 12/4/2008 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780521091886, 978-0521091886
    ISBN10: 0521091888
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    Mathematics Calculus and mathematical analysis

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    The purpose of this book is to bridge the gap between differential geometry of Euclidean space of three dimensions and the more advanced work on differential geometry of generalised space.

    Table of Contents
    1. Some Preliminaries; 2. Coordinates, Vectors , Tensors; 3. Riemannian Metric; 4. Christoffel's Three-Index Symbols. Covariant Differentiation; 5. Curvature of a Curve. Geodeics, Parallelism of Vectors; 6. Congruences and Orthogonal Ennuples; 7. Riemann Symbols. Curvature of a Riemannian Space; 8. Hypersurfaces; 9. Hypersurfaces in Euclidean Space. Spaces of Constant Curvature; 10. Subspaces of a Riemannian Space.

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