An introduction to differential geometry : with use of the tensor calculus / by Luther Pfahler Eisenhart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eisenhart, Luther Pfahler, 1876-1965, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton mathematical series ; 3.

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton Mathematical Series ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geometry, Differential.

Calculus of tensors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (315 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1940.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Book 3 in the Princeton Mathematical Series. Originally published in 1950.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Front matter

Preface

Contents

Chapter I. Curves in Space

Chapter II. Transformation of Coordinates, Tensor Calculus

Chapter III. Intrinsic Geometry of a Surface

Chapter IV. Surfaces in Space

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-65345-3

1-4008-7786-5

OCLC:

957504499