Abstract
THIS work fills a distinct gap in the mathematical student's library by giving an account of tensor methods in their application to the more elementary problems of geometry and physics. Of the four parts into which the book is divided, the first deals in a clear and simple manner with the fundamental ideas of tensor theory. In the second part these ideas are applied to algebraic geometry. The third part introduces the absolute differential calculus proper, the differentiation of tensors, and develops the application to differential geometry. In the fourth part the author deals with applications to dynamics, hydrodynamics, electricity, and elasticity. There is a large collection of examples which greatly enhances the value of the book to the student.
Applications of the Absolute Differential Calculus.
Prof.
A. J.
McConnell
By. Pp. xii + 318. (London, Glasgow and Bombay: Blackie and Son, Ltd., 1931.) 20s. net.
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Applications of the Absolute Differential Calculus. Nature 129, 223 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/129223d0
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