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Tensors and their applications
Title:
Tensors and their applications
Author:
Islam, Nazrul.
ISBN:
9788122427004
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New Delhi : New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers, c2006.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xv, 245 p.)
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Cover13; -- Foreword13; -- Preface13; -- Contents13; -- Chapter 1 Preliminaries13; -- 1.1 n-Dimensional Space13; -- 1.2 Superscript and Subscript13; -- 1.3 The Einstein's Summation Convention13; -- 1.4 Dummy Index13; -- 1.5 Free Index13; -- 1.6 Kronecker Delta13; -- Exercises13; -- Chapter 2 Tensor Algebra13; -- 2.1 Introduction13; -- 2.2 Transformation of Coordinates13; -- 2.3 Covariant and Contravariant Vectors (Tensor of Rank One)13; -- 2.4 Contravariant Tensor of Rank Two13; -- 2.5 Covariant Tensor of Rank Two13; -- 2.6 Mixed Tensor of Rank Two13; -- 2.7 Tensor of Higher Order13; -- 2.8 Scalar or Invariant13; -- 2.9 Addition and Subtraction of Tensors13; -- 2.10 Multiplication of Tensors (Outer Product of Tensor)13; -- 2.11 Contraction of a Tensor13; -- 2.12 Inner Product of Two Tensors13; -- 2.13 Symmetric Tensors13; -- 2.14 Skew-Symmetric Tensor13; -- 2.15 Quotient Law13; -- 2.16 Conjugate (or Reciprocal) Symmetric Tensor13; -- 2.17 Relative Tensor13; -- Miscellaneous Examples 13; -- Exercises13; -- Chapter 3 Metric Tensor and Riemannian Metric13; -- 3.1 The Metric Tensor13; -- 3.2 Conjugate Metric Tensor: (Contravariant Tensor)13; -- 3.3 Length of a Curve13; -- 3.4 Associated Tensor13; -- 3.5 Magnitude of Vector13; -- 3.6 Scalar Product of Two Vectors13; -- 3.7 Angle Between Two Vectors13; -- 3.8 Angle Between Two Coordinate Curves13; -- 3.9 Hypersurface13; -- 3.10 Angle Between Two Coordinate Hypersurface13; -- 3.11 n-Ply Orthogonal System of Hypersurfaces13; -- 3.12 Congruence of Curves13; -- 3.13 Orthogonal Ennuple13; -- Miscellaneous Examples13; -- Exercises13; -- Chapter 4 Christoffel's Symbols and Covariant Differentiation13; -- 4.1 Christoffel's Symbols13; -- 4.2 Transformation of Christoffel's Symbols13; -- 4.3 Covariant Differentiation of a Covariant Vector13; -- 4.4 Covariant Differentiation of a Contravariant Vector13; -- 4.5 Covariant Differentiation of Tensors13; -- 4.6 Ricci's Theorem13; -- 4.7 Gradient, Divergence and Curl13; -- 4.8 The Laplacian Operator13; -- Exercises13; -- Chapter 5 Riemann-Christoffel Tensor13; -- 5.1 Riemann-Christoffel Tensor13; -- 5.2 Ricci Tensor13; -- 5.3 Covariant Riemann-Christoffel Tensor13; -- 5.4 Properties of Riemann-Christoffel Tensors of First Kind Rijkl -- 5.5 Bianchi Identity13; -- 5.6 Einstein Tensor13; -- 5.7 Riemann Curvature of a Vn13; -- 5.8 Formula for Riemannian Curvature in the Terms of Covariant curvature Tensor of Vn13; -- 5.9 Schurs Theorem -- 5.10 Mean Curvature13; -- 5.11 Riccis Principal Directions13; -- 5.12 Einstein Space13; -- 5.13 Weyl Tensor or Projective Curvature Tensor13; -- Exercises13; -- Chapter 6 The e-Systems and the Generalized Kronecker Deltas13; -- 6.1 Completely Symmetric13; -- 6.2 Completely Skew-Symmetric13; -- 6.3 e-System13; -- 6.4 Generalised Kr246;necker Delta13; -- 6.5 Contraction of i jk13; -- Exercises13; -- Chapter 7 Geometry13; -- 7.1 Length of Arc13; -- 7.2 Curvilinear Coordinates in E313; -- 7.3 Reciprocal Base Systems13; -- 7.4 On the Meaning of Covariant Derivatives13; -- 7.5 Intrinsic Differentiation13; -- 7.6 Parallel Vector Fields13; -- 7.7 Geo.
Abstract:
About the Book: The book is written is in easy-to-read style with corresponding examples. The main aim of this book is to precisely explain the fundamentals of Tensors and their applications to Mechanics, Elasticity, Theory of Relativity, Electromagnetic, Riemannian Geometry and many other disciplines of science and engineering, in a lucid manner. The text has been explained section wise, every concept has been narrated in the form of definition, examples and questions related to the concept taught. The overall package of the book is highly useful and interesting for the people associated with the field. Contents: Preliminaries Tensor Algebra Metric Tensor and Riemannian Metric Christoffel's Symbols and Covariant Differentiation Riemann-Christoffel Tensor The e-Systems and the Generalized Krönecker Deltas Geometry Analytical Mechanics Curvature of a Curve, Geodesic Parallelism of Vectors Ricci's Coefficients of Rotation and Congruence Hyper Surfaces.
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