Tensor Analysis for Physicists, Second Edition

J. A. Schouten

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English

Dover Publications Inc.
14 December 2011

Mathematics & Sciences; Maths for scientists; Physics

Series: Dover Books on Physics

This brilliant study by a famed mathematical scholar and former professor of mathematics at the University of Amsterdam integrates a concise exposition of the mathematical basis of tensor analysis with admirably chosen physical examples of the theory.

The first five chapters incisively set out the mathematical theory underlying the use of tensors. The tensor algebra in EN and RN is developed in Chapters I and II. Chapter II introduces a sub-group of the affine group, then deals with the identification of quantities in EN. The tensor analysis in XN is developed in Chapter IV. In chapters VI through IX, Professor Schouten presents applications of the theory that are both intrinsically interesting and good examples of the use and advantages of the calculus. Chapter VI, intimately connected with Chapter III, shows that the dimensions of physical quantities depend upon the choice of the underlying group, and that tensor calculus is the best instrument for dealing with the properties of anisotropic media. In Chapter VII, modern tensor calculus is applied to some old and some modern problems of elasticity and piezo-electricity. Chapter VIII presents examples concerning anholonomic systems and the homogeneous treatment of the equations of Lagrange and Hamilton. Chapter IX deals first with relativistic kinematics and dynamics, then offers an exposition of modern treatment of relativistic hydrodynamics. Chapter X introduces Dirac's matrix calculus. Two especially valuable features of the book are the exercises at the end of each chapter, and a summary of the mathematical theory contained in the first five chapters - ideal for readers whose primary interest is in physics rather than mathematics.

By: J. A. Schouten
Imprint: Dover Publications Inc.
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: nd Edition
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 136mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780486655826
ISBN 10: 0486655822
Series: Dover Books on Physics
Pages: 289
Publication Date: 14 December 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , A / AS level , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Dutch mathematician Jan Arnoldous Schouten (1883-1971) was an important contributor to the development of tensor calculus and one of the founders of Amsterdam's Mathematisch Centrum.