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From Physical Concept to Mathematical Structure : An Introduction to Theoretical Physics /

The text takes an innovative approach to theoretical physics. It surveys the field in a way that emphasizes perspective rather than content per se, and identifies certain common threads, both conceptual and methodological, which run through the fabric of the subject today.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Trainor, Lynn E. H., 1921- (Autor), Wise, Mark B., 1953- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [1979]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 1.1 General remarks; 1.2 Linear theories; 1.3 Linear operators and transformation groups; 2 CARTESIAN TENSORS AND TRANSFORMATION GROUPS; 2.1 The position vector and its generalization: the rotation group in 2-dimensions; 2.2 Inner and outer products of vectors: tensors; 2.3 Moment of inertia as a second-rank tensor; 2.4 Tensors as multilinear maps; References; Problems; 3 ROTATIONS, REFLECTIONS, AND MORE ABOUT TENSORS; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Representation of the group of rotations in 3-dimensional space 
505 0 |a 3.3 A double-valued representation of the group of rotations in 3-dimensional space3.4 Rotations in quaternion form; 3.5 Spinors; 3.6 Reflections and inversions -- pseudotensors; 3.7 Invariant tensors; 3.8 Axial vectors in 3-space as second-rank tensors; 3.9 Vector and tensor fields; 3.10 Covariance of physical laws; References; Problems; 4 CARTESIAN TENSORS AT WORK; 4.1 Theory of elastic continua; (a) Local rotations, compressions, and shears -- the strain tensor; (b) Dilatations; (c) The stress tensor; (d) Hooke's law -- a linear approximation; (e) Principal stresses and strains 
505 0 |a (F) Isotropic cubic crystals4.2 Wave propagation in elastic solids; 4.3 Hydrodynamics; References; Problems; 5 TENSORS AS A BASIS OF GROUP REPRESENTATIONS; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The abstract notion of a group; 5.3 The symmetric group Sn; 5.4 Representations of groups; 5.5 Irreducible representations of the symmetric group Sn; 5.6 Product representations; 5.7 Representations of the general linear group; 5.8 Representations of the full orthogonal group; References; Problems; 6 QUANTUM MECHANICS AS A LINEAR THEORY; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Eigenfunction expansions for self-adjoint operators 
505 0 |a 6.3 Postulates of quantum mechanics6.4 Matrix mechanics; 6.5 An example -- the simple harmonic oscillator; 6.6 Particles with inner structure; 6.7 Quantization of orbital momentum; 6.8 Rotation operator and representation of the special orthogonal (rotation) group; 6.9 Many-particle systems; References; Problems; 7 GENERALIZED TENSORS IN RIEMANNIAN GEOMETRY; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Gauss's introduction to non-Euclidean geometry; 7.3 Curvilinear coordinates; (a) General considerations; (b) Spherical polar coordinates; (c) Lengths, areas, and volumes; 7.4 Riemannian geometry 
505 0 |a 7.5 Change of coordinates -- generalized tensors7.6 Tensor algebra; 7.7 The scalar product; 7.8 Tensors as multilinear maps; References; Problems; 8 SPECIAL RELATIVITY; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Preliminaries; 8.3 Galilean relativity; 8.4 Postulates of special relativity; 8.5 Properties of the Poincare group and its subgroups; 8.6 Minkowski space; 8.7 Maxwell's equations in covariant form; 8.8 Two relativistic invariants; 8.9 Covariance of the Lorentz force equation -- conservation laws; 8.10 Relativistic mechanics; 8.11 Applications of relativistic mechanics; (a) Doppler effect; (b) Compton effect 
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