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From Physical Concept to Mathematical Structure
An Introduction to Theoretical Physics
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Lynn E.H. Trainor
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English
Published/Copyright:
1979
About this book
The text takes an innovative approach to theoretical physics. It surveys the field in a way that emphasizes perspective rather than content per se, and identifies certain common threads, both conceptual and methodological, which run through the fabric of the subject today.
Author / Editor information
Trainor Lynn E.H. :
LYNN E.H. TRAINOR is a member of the Department of Physics at the University of Toronto.
Wise Mark B. :MARK B. WISE is a Junior Fellow in the Department of Physics at Harvard University.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface
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1. Introduction
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2. Cartesian tensors and transformation groups
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3. Rotations, reflections, and more about tensors
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4. Cartesian tensors at work
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5. Tensors as a basis of group representations
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6. Quantum mechanics as a linear theory
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7. Generalized tensors in Riemannian geometry
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8. Special relativity
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9. Classification of elementary particles
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10. Constructs in Riemannian geometry
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11. General relativity - an example of a non-linear theory
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12. Horizons
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Appendices
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Index
391
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eBook published on:
December 15, 1979
eBook ISBN:
9781487575823
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
420
eBook ISBN:
9781487575823
Audience(s) for this book
College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
