Overview
Developments in this field have been so extensive since the author's work Introduction to Differential Geometry that a new book with particular emphasis on recent work in Riemannian geometry is clearly necessary. This new work includes an elementary account of twistor spaces which will interest both applied mathematicians and physicists as well as presenting recent developments in the theory of harmonic spaces, commutative spaces, and mean-value theorems previously only available in research papers. The final chapter provides the only account available in book form of manifolds known as `Willmore surfaces', illustrated by a series of computer-generated pictures.
Full Product Details
Author: Willmore
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Clarendon Press
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 23.30cm
Weight: 0.516kg
ISBN: 9780198514923
ISBN 10: 0198514921
Pages: 330
Publication Date: 01 February 1996
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
a timely grand review of the whole field of modern differential geometry ... It includes a concise and very readable account of twistor spaces which should appeal especially to mathematicians and physicists; and it clearly describes recent developments on sundry topics hitherto treated only in research papers. * Aslib Book Guide, vol.61, no.10, October 1996. *
<br> Written in a delightfully readable fashion and many interesting references are furnished for the historical development of various topics. This book will be a valuable reference, especially to those interested in the differential geometry of immersed surfaces. --Mathematical Reviews<p><br> The author's insight, clarity, and expository talent have made this book a classic. In this edition it will be of even more value to students of mathematics and philosophy. --Mathematical Reviews<p><br>
a timely grand review of the whole field of modern differential geometry ... It includes a concise and very readable account of twistor spaces which should appeal especially to mathematicians and physicists; and it clearly describes recent developments on sundry topics hitherto treated only in research papers. Aslib Book Guide, vol.61, no.10, October 1996.
Written in a delightfully readable fashion and many interesting references are furnished for the historical development of various topics. This book will be a valuable reference, especially to those interested in the differential geometry of immersed surfaces. --Mathematical Reviews<br> The author's insight, clarity, and expository talent have made this book a classic. In this edition it will be of even more value to students of mathematics and philosophy. --Mathematical Reviews<br>
