Explorations in mathematical physics the concepts behind an elegant language / Don Koks.
Koks, Don.| Call Number | 530.15 K82E |
| Author | Koks, Don. |
| Title | Explorations in mathematical physics the concepts behind an elegant language / Don Koks. |
| Publication | New York : Springer, c2006. |
| Physical Description | xv, 539 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Notes | Includes index. |
| 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. |
| Subject | MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS. |
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| Notes | Includes index. |
| 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. |
| Subject | MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS. |