Tensor Analysis / / Heinz Schade, Klaus Neemann.
Tensor calculus is a prerequisite for many tasks in physics and engineering. This book introduces the symbolic and the index notation side by side and offers easy access to techniques in the field by focusing on algorithms in index notation. It explains the required algebraic tools and contains nume...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2018 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2018] ©2018 |
Year of Publication: | 2018 |
Language: | English |
Series: | De Gruyter Textbook
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XVI, 327 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments of the Translators -- Contents -- 1. Algebraic Tools -- 2. Tensor Analysis in Symbolic Notation and in Cartesian Coordinates -- 3. Algebra of Second-Order Tensors -- 4. Tensor Analysis in Curvilinear Coordinates -- 5. Representation of Tensor Functions -- References -- Appendices -- A. Solutions to the Problems -- B. Cylindrical Coordinates and Spherical Coordinates -- Index |
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Summary: | Tensor calculus is a prerequisite for many tasks in physics and engineering. This book introduces the symbolic and the index notation side by side and offers easy access to techniques in the field by focusing on algorithms in index notation. It explains the required algebraic tools and contains numerous exercises with answers, making it suitable for self study for students and researchers in areas such as solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, and electrodynamics. ContentsAlgebraic ToolsTensor Analysis in Symbolic Notation and in Cartesian CoordinatesAlgebra of Second Order TensorsTensor Analysis in Curvilinear CoordinatesRepresentation of Tensor FunctionsAppendices: Solutions to the Problems; Cylindrical Coordinates and Spherical Coordinates |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110404265 9783110719550 9783110604252 9783110603255 9783110604191 9783110603194 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110404265 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Heinz Schade, Klaus Neemann. |