FAT MANIFOLDS AND LINEAR CONNECTIONS

Vinogradov, Alexandre M; De Paris, Alessandro

ISBN 10: 9812819045 / ISBN 13: 9789812819048

Verlag: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2008

In. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ria9789812819048_new

Inhaltsangabe:

The theory of connections is central not only in pure mathematics (differential and algebraic geometry), but also in mathematical and theoretical physics (general relativity, gauge fields, mechanics of continuum media). The now-standard approach to this subject was proposed by Ch. Ehresmann 60 years ago, attracting first mathematicians and later physicists by its transparent geometrical simplicity. Unfortunately, it does not extend well to a number of recently emerged situations of significant importance (singularities, supermanifolds, infinite jets and secondary calculus, etc.). Moreover, it does not help in understanding the structure of calculus naturally related with a connection. In this unique book, written in a reasonably self-contained manner, the theory of linear connections is systematically presented as a natural part of differential calculus over commutative algebras. This not only makes easy and natural numerous generalizations of the classical theory and reveals various new aspects of it, but also shows in a clear and transparent manner the intrinsic structure of the associated differential calculus. The notion of a fat manifold introduced here then allows the reader to build a well-working analogy of this "connection calculus" with the usual one.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: FAT MANIFOLDS AND LINEAR CONNECTIONS
Verlag: World Scientific Publishing Company
Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: New