
MathTensor
A System for Doing Tensor Analysis by Computer
Addison Wesley (Publisher)
Published on 5. October 1994
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-201-56990-2 (ISBN)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 243 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
689 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-201-56990-2 (9780201569902)
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About Leonard Parker
Leonard Parker is a principal in MathSolutions Inc., and the co-author of the MathTensor software. Parker, an elected Fellow of the American Physical Society, is author of more than one hundred research publications and has served on the editorial boards of several major physics journals. He is professor of physics at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.
About Steven Christensen Steven Christensen is a principal in MathSolutions Inc., and the co-author of the MathTensor software. Founder of the MathGroup Mathematica Email list, is a contributing editor to The Mathematica Journal and a consultant for major hardware and software vendors. He is adjunct professor of physics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
0201569906AB04062001
Leonard Parker is a principal in MathSolutions Inc., and the co-author of the MathTensor software. Parker, an elected Fellow of the American Physical Society, is author of more than one hundred research publications and has served on the editorial boards of several major physics journals. He is professor of physics at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.
About Steven Christensen Steven Christensen is a principal in MathSolutions Inc., and the co-author of the MathTensor software. Founder of the MathGroup Mathematica Email list, is a contributing editor to The Mathematica Journal and a consultant for major hardware and software vendors. He is adjunct professor of physics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Content
Preface.
1. A Brief Look at MathTensor.
A. TENSOR ANALYSIS IN MATHTENSOR.
2. An Introduction to Tensors and Differential Forms.
3. Symmetries, Operations, and Rules.
4. Components, Transformations, and Types of Indices.
B. DIFFERENTIAL FORMS IN MATHTENSOR.
5. Differential Form Operations.
6. Differential Forms Applications.
C. APPLICATIONS OF MATHTENSOR.
7. Electromagnetism and Special Relativity.
8. Nonlinear Elasticity in Engineering Mechanics.
9. General Relativity Examples.
Appendix: Usage Messages.
Index. 0201569906T04062001
1. A Brief Look at MathTensor.
A. TENSOR ANALYSIS IN MATHTENSOR.
2. An Introduction to Tensors and Differential Forms.
3. Symmetries, Operations, and Rules.
4. Components, Transformations, and Types of Indices.
B. DIFFERENTIAL FORMS IN MATHTENSOR.
5. Differential Form Operations.
6. Differential Forms Applications.
C. APPLICATIONS OF MATHTENSOR.
7. Electromagnetism and Special Relativity.
8. Nonlinear Elasticity in Engineering Mechanics.
9. General Relativity Examples.
Appendix: Usage Messages.
Index. 0201569906T04062001