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RIEMANNIAN GEOMETRY
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By: |
Luther Pfahler Eisenhart |
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ISBN 10: |
0691023530 |
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9780691023533 |
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Publisher: |
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
13 October, 1997 |
Series: |
Princeton Landmarks in Mathematics and Physics |
Pages: |
272 |
Description: |
In this text the author looks at the work of Riemann, who in the 19th century contributed to the study of curved surfaces, or non-Euclidian geometry. Riemann's results later found application in physics, when Einstein introduced his theory of relativity. |
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In his classic work of geometry, Euclid focused on the properties of flat surfaces. In the age of exploration, mapmakers such as Mercator had to concern themselves with the properties of spherical surfaces. The study of curved surfaces, or non-Euclidean geometry, flowered in the late nineteenth century, as mathematicians such as Riemann increasingly questioned Euclid's parallel postulate, and by relaxing this constraint derived a wealth of new results. These seemingly abstract properties found immediate application in physics upon Einstein's introduction of the general theory of relativity. In this book, Eisenhart succinctly surveys the key concepts of Riemannian geometry, addressing mathematicians and theoretical physicists alike. |
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Princeton University Press |
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