Introduction to Differential Geometry for Engineers

Informationen zum Autor Brian F. Doolin (1925-2009) was an engineer with NASA as well as Lockheed. At NASA he was a leader of the Control Theory and Applications Group. Clyde F. Martin is Paul Whitfield Horn Professor of Mathematics at Texas Tech University. Klappentext Acquaints engineers with basic concepts and terminology of modern global differential geometry. It introduces the Lie theory of differential equations and examines the role of Grassmannians in control systems analysis. 1990 edition. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface List of Figures 1. Introduction 2. Manifolds and Their Maps 3. Tangent Spaces 4. Vector Fields 5. Exterior Algebra 6. Lie Groups and Actions 7. Homogeneous Spaces 8. Grassmannian Techniques 9. Concluding Remarks 10. Appendix: Vector Calculus Bibliography Index

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• Autori: B F Doolin, B. F. Martin Doolin, Brian F Doolin, Brian F. Doolin, Brian F. Martin Doolin, Doolin Martin, Engineering, Clyde F Martin, Clyde F. Martin
• Editore: Dover Publications Inc.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 17.07.2012
• EAN: 9780486488165
• ISBN: 978-0-486-48816-5
• Pagine: 176
• Dimensioni: 137 mm x 216 mm x 9 mm
• Serie: Dover Civil and Mechanical Engineering; Dover Books on Engineering; Dover Civil and Mechanical Engineering
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Matematica > Geometria