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CURVED SPACES
FROM CLASSICAL GEOMETRIES TO ELEMENTARY DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY |
| By: |
P. M. H. Wilson |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£43.00 |
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£37.63 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0521713900 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521713900 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
13 December, 2007 |
| Pages: |
198 |
| Description: |
This 2007 textbook uses examples, exercises, diagrams, and unambiguous proof, to help students make the link between classical and differential geometries. |
| Synopsis: |
This self-contained 2007 textbook presents an exposition of the well-known classical two-dimensional geometries, such as Euclidean, spherical, hyperbolic, and the locally Euclidean torus, and introduces the basic concepts of Euler numbers for topological triangulations, and Riemannian metrics. The careful discussion of these classical examples provides students with an introduction to the more general theory of curved spaces developed later in the book, as represented by embedded surfaces in Euclidean 3-space, and their generalization to abstract surfaces equipped with Riemannian metrics. Themes running throughout include those of geodesic curves, polygonal approximations to triangulations, Gaussian curvature, and the link to topology provided by the Gauss-Bonnet theorem. Numerous diagrams help bring the key points to life and helpful examples and exercises are included to aid understanding. Throughout the emphasis is placed on explicit proofs, making this text ideal for any student with a basic background in analysis and algebra. |
| Illustrations: |
79 b/w illus. 105 exercises |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
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Returnable |
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