Geometry, Symmetries, and Classical Physics A Mosaic

English | 2021 | ISBN: 0367535238 , 978-0367535230 | 482 pages | True PDF | 13.51 MB
This book provides advanced undergraduate physics and mathematics students with an accessible yet detailed understanding of the fundamentals of differential geometry and symmetries in classical physics. Readers, working through the book, will obtain a thorough understanding of symmetry principles and their application in mechanics, field theory, and general relativity, and in addition acquire the necessary calculational skills to tackle more sophisticated questions in theoretical physics.