Viac ako 4 milióny titulov v angličtine aj ďalších jazykoch! Objavte svoj nový príbeh ešte dnes!

Tensor Calculus for Physics

Name: Tensor Calculus for Physics
Brand: Johns Hopkins University Press
SKU: 9781421454481
Price: 55.08 EUR
Availability: InStock

Autor: Neuenschwander, Dwight E. (Professor of Physics, Department Chair, Southern Nazarene University)

Jazyk:

Väzba: Brožovaná

Vydavateľ: Johns Hopkins University Press

Dostupnosť: Skladom u dodávateľa v malom množstve

Odosielame za 11-15 dní

55.08 €

An essential guide to understanding tensors through physics. Understanding tensors is essential for...

Informácie o knihe

Autor

Neuenschwander, Dwight E. (Professor of Physics, Department Chair, Southern Nazarene University)

Jazyk

Angličtina

Väzba

Kniha - Brožovaná

Vydalo

2026

Stránok

248

EAN

9781421454481

ISBN

1421454483

Enbook ID

49509311

Vydavateľ

Johns Hopkins University Press

Hmotnosť

666

Rozmery

152 x 229 x 14

Kompletný popis

An essential guide to understanding tensors through physics. Understanding tensors is essential for physics students who encounter phenomena where direction matters. A jet stream rushing overhead can trigger vertical convection that leads to thunderstorms. An unbalanced car wheel spinning around a horizontal axis produces a wobble in the vertical plane. Astronauts orbiting Earth observe an electrostatic field as a magnetic one. In all these cases, tensors offer a language that captures directional relationships with precision. In the second edition of Tensor Calculus for Physics, Dwight E. Neuenschwander provides an accessible guide that shows how tensor logic arises naturally from physical problems. Tensors' true elegance lies in how they transform: when coordinates change from one system to another, tensors follow the same rules, allowing physical laws to retain their form across perspectives. Students are often introduced to tensors piecemeal through the inertia tensor in classical mechanics or the polarization tensor in electricity and magnetism. While useful, this fragmented approach does not prepare the student for tensor features such as affine connections, dual basis vectors, and covariant derivatives they will encounter in advanced studies such as general relativity, continuum mechanics, or non-Euclidean geometry. This concise guide builds from the ground up, providing a clear, step-by-step progression that embeds tensors in contexts where their power becomes self-evident. This extensively revised second edition incorporates more illustrative examples and carefully designed homework problems to strengthen understanding. Now accompanied by a solutions manual, this edition is an ideal resource for courses in general relativity, covariant electrodynamics, continuum mechanics, fluid dynamics, materials science, and any discipline where tensors illuminate the structure of physical reality.

Najčastejšie vyhľadávané

Categories

Authors

Publishers

Produkty

Produkty

Najčastejšie vyhľadávané

Categories

Authors

Publishers

Produkty

Produkty

Tensor Calculus for Physics

Informácie o knihe

Kompletný popis

Mohlo by vás zaujímať

Tensor Calculus for Physics

Introduction to Electromobility

Endgame

Cozy Corner

British Rail

Medical Medium Brain Saver Protocols, Cleanses & Recipe

Easy Chinese Phrase Book

250 Brief, Creative & Practical Art Therapy Techniques250 Brief, Creative & Practical Art Therapy Techniques

Hearthstone: Innkeeper's Tavern Cookbook

Lake Wales

Rabbit Is Rich

Men in Peril II

Zákazníci, ktorí si kúpili túto knihu, kúpili tiež

Monster Hunter EPIC 3

Die NS-Sturmabteilung (SA). Entstehung, Ausbreitung und Niedergang

Les plus beaux yacht clubs du monde

Traite Complet de la Peinture. T. 2 (Ed.1829-1851)

Z muchą na luzie ćwiczymy buzie, czyli zabawy logopedyczne dla dzieci. Wyd. Nasza Księgarnia

Steve Kerr. Od Chicago Bulls do Golden State Warriors. Życie wojownika

Tough Road - Live at Westfalenhalle '94