Preface |
Manifolds, Tensors and Exterior Forms / Part I: |
Manifolds and vector fields / 1: |
Tensors and exterior forms / 2: |
Integration of differential forms / 3: |
The Lie derivative / 4: |
The Poincaré lemma and potentials / 5: |
Holonomic and non-holonomic constraints / 6: |
Geometry and Topology / Part II: |
R3 and Minkowski space / 7: |
The geometry of surfaces in R3 / 8: |
Covariant differentiation and curvature / 9: |
Geodesics / 10: |
Relativity, tensors, and curvature / 11: |
Curvature and topology: Synge's theorem / 12: |
Betti numbers and de Rham's theorem / 13: |
Harmonic forms / 14: |
Lie Groups, Bundles and Chern Forms / Part III: |
Lie groups / 15: |
Vector bundles in geometry and physics / 16: |
Fiber bundles, Gauss-Bonnet, and topological quantization / 17: |
Connections and associated bundles / 18: |
The Dirac equation / 19: |
Yang-Mills fields / 20: |
Betti numbers and covering spaces / 21: |
Chern forms and homotopy groups / 22: |
Forms in continuum mechanics / Appendix A: |
Harmonic chains and Kirchhoff's circuit laws / Appendix B: |
Symmetries, quarks, and meson masses / Appendix C: |
Representations and hyperelastic bodies / Appendix D: |
Orbits and Morse-Bott theory in compact Lie groups / Appendix E: |
Preface to the Second Edition |
Preface to the Revised Printing |
Preface to the First Edition |
Manifolds, Tensors, and Exterior Forms / I: |
Manifolds and Vector Fields |
Submanifolds of Euclidean Space / 1.1.: |
Manifolds / 1.2.: |
Tangent Vectors and Mappings / 1.3.: |
Vector Fields and Flows / 1.4.: |
Tensors and Exterior Forms |
Covectors and Riemannian Metrics / 2.1.: |
The Tangent Bundle / 2.2.: |
The Cotangent Bundle and Phase Space / 2.3.: |
Tensors / 2.4.: |
The Grassmann or Exterior Algebra / 2.5.: |
Exterior Differentiation / 2.6.: |
Pull-Backs / 2.7.: |
Orientation and Pseudoforms / 2.8.: |
Interior Products and Vector Analysis / 2.9.: |
Dictionary / 2.10.: |
Integration of Differential Forms |
Integration over a Parameterized Subset / 3.1.: |
Integration over Manifolds with Boundary / 3.2.: |
Stokes's Theorem / 3.3.: |
Integration of Pseudoforms / 3.4.: |
Maxwell's Equations / 3.5.: |
The Lie Derivative |
The Lie Derivative of a Vector Field / 4.1.: |
The Lie Derivative of a Form / 4.2.: |
Differentiation of Integrals / 4.3.: |
A Problem Set on Hamiltonian Mechanics / 4.4.: |
The Poincare Lemma and Potentials |
A More General Stokes's Theorem / 5.1.: |
Closed Forms and Exact Forms / 5.2.: |
Complex Analysis / 5.3.: |
The Converse to the Poincare Lemma / 5.4.: |
Finding Potentials / 5.5.: |
Holonomic and Nonholonomic Constraints |
The Frobenius Integrability Condition / 6.1.: |
Integrability and Constraints / 6.2.: |
Heuristic Thermodynamics via Caratheodory / 6.3.: |
R[superscript 3] and Minkowski Space / II: |
Curvature and Special Relativity / 7.1.: |
Electromagnetism in Minkowski Space / 7.2.: |
The Geometry of Surfaces in R[superscript 3] |
The First and Second Fundamental Forms / 8.1.: |
Gaussian and Mean Curvatures / 8.2.: |
The Brouwer Degree of a Map: A Problem Set / 8.3.: |
Area, Mean Curvature, and Soap Bubbles / 8.4.: |
Gauss's Theorema Egregium / 8.5.: |
The Parallel Displacement of Levi-Civita / 8.6.: |
Covariant Differentiation and Curvature |
Covariant Differentiation / 9.1.: |
The Riemannian Connection / 9.2.: |
Cartan's Exterior Covariant Differential / 9.3.: |
Change of Basis and Gauge Transformations / 9.4.: |
The Curvature Forms in a Riemannian Manifold / 9.5.: |
Parallel Displacement and Curvature on a Surface / 9.6.: |
Riemann's Theorem and the Horizontal Distribution / 9.7.: |
Geodesics and Jacobi Fields / 10.1.: |
Variational Principles in Mechanics / 10.2.: |
Geodesics, Spiders, and the Universe / 10.3.: |
Relativity, Tensors, and Curvature |
Heuristics of Einstein's Theory / 11.1.: |
Tensor Analysis / 11.2.: |
Hilbert's Action Principle / 11.3.: |
The Second Fundamental Form in the Riemannian Case / 11.4.: |
The Geometry of Einstein's Equations / 11.5.: |
Curvature and Topology: Synge's Theorem |
Synge's Formula for Second Variation / 12.1.: |
Curvature and Simple Connectivity / 12.2.: |
Betti Numbers and De Rham's Theorem |
Singular Chains and Their Boundaries / 13.1.: |
The Singular Homology Groups / 13.2.: |
Homology Groups of Familiar Manifolds / 13.3.: |
De Rham's Theorem / 13.4.: |
Harmonic Forms |
The Hodge Operators / 14.1.: |
Boundary Values, Relative Homology, and Morse Theory / 14.2.: |
Lie Groups, Bundles, and Chern Forms / III: |
Lie Groups |
Lie Groups, Invariant Vector Fields, and Forms / 15.1.: |
One-Parameter Subgroups / 15.2.: |
The Lie Algebra of a Lie Group / 15.3.: |
Subgroups and Subalgebras / 15.4.: |
Vector Bundles in Geometry and Physics |
Vector Bundles / 16.1.: |
Poincare's Theorem and the Euler Characteristic / 16.2.: |
Connections in a Vector Bundle / 16.3.: |
The Electromagnetic Connection / 16.4.: |
Fiber Bundles, Gauss-Bonnet, and Topological Quantization |
Fiber Bundles and Principal Bundles / 17.1.: |
Coset Spaces / 17.2.: |
Chern's Proof of the Gauss-Bonnet-Poincare Theorem / 17.3.: |
Line Bundles, Topological Quantization, and Berry Phase / 17.4.: |
Connections and Associated Bundles |
Forms with Values in a Lie Algebra / 18.1.: |
Associated Bundles and Connections / 18.2.: |
r-Form Sections of a Vector Bundle: Curvature / 18.3.: |
The Dirac Equation |
The Groups SO (3) and SU (2) / 19.1.: |
Hamilton, Clifford, and Dirac / 19.2.: |
The Dirac Algebra / 19.3.: |
The Dirac Operator [characters not reproducible] in Minkowski Space / 19.4.: |
The Dirac Operator in Curved Space-Time / 19.5.: |
Yang-Mills Fields |
Noether's Theorem for Internal Symmetries / 20.1.: |
Weyl's Gauge Invariance Revisited / 20.2.: |
The Yang-Mills Nucleon / 20.3.: |
Compact Groups and Yang-Mills Action / 20.4.: |
The Yang-Mills Equation / 20.5.: |
Yang-Mills Instantons / 20.6.: |
Betti Numbers and Covering Spaces |
Bi-invariant Forms on Compact Groups / 21.1.: |
The Fundamental Group and Covering Spaces / 21.2.: |
The Theorem of S. B. Myers: A Problem Set / 21.3.: |
The Geometry of a Lie Group / 21.4.: |
Chern Forms and Homotopy Groups |
Chern Forms and Winding Numbers / 22.1.: |
Homotopies and Extensions / 22.2.: |
The Higher Homotopy Groups [pi subscript k] (M) / 22.3.: |
Some Computations of Homotopy Groups / 22.4.: |
Chern Forms as Obstructions / 22.5.: |
Forms in Continuum Mechanics / Appendix A.: |
The Classical Cauchy Stress Tensor and Equations of Motion / A.a.: |
Stresses in Terms of Exterior Forms / A.b.: |
Symmetry of Cauchy's Stress Tensor in R[superscript n] / A.c.: |
The Piola-Kirchhoff Stress Tensors / A.d.: |
Stored Energy of Deformation / A.e.: |
Hamilton's Principle in Elasticity / A.f.: |
Some Typical Computations Using Forms / A.g.: |
Concluding Remarks / A.h.: |
Harmonic Chains and Kirchhoff's Circuit Laws / Appendix B.: |
Chain Complexes / B.a.: |
Cochains and Cohomology / B.b.: |
Transpose and Adjoint / B.c.: |
Laplacians and Harmonic Cochains / B.d.: |
Kirchhoff's Circuit Laws / B.e.: |
Symmetries, Quarks, and Meson Masses / Appendix C.: |
Flavored Quarks / C.a.: |
Interactions of Quarks and Antiquarks / C.b.: |
The Lie Algebra of SU (3) / C.c.: |
Pions, Kaons, and Etas / C.d.: |
A Reduced Symmetry Group / C.e.: |
Meson Masses / C.f.: |
Representations and Hyperelastic Bodies / Appendix D.: |
Hyperelastic Bodies / D.a.: |
Isotropic Bodies / D.b.: |
Application of Schur's Lemma / D.c.: |
Frobenius-Schur Relations / D.d.: |
The Symmetric Traceless 3 x 3 Matrices Are Irreducible / D.e.: |
Orbits and Morse-Bott Theory in Compact Lie Groups / Appendix E.: |
The Topology of Conjugacy Orbits / E.a.: |
Application of Bott's Extension of Morse Theory / E.b.: |
References |
Index |
Preface |
Manifolds, Tensors and Exterior Forms / Part I: |
Manifolds and vector fields / 1: |