Functional Differential Geometry

by Gerald Jay Sussman and Jack Wisdom

An explanation of the mathematics needed as a foundation for a deep understanding of general relativity or quantum field theory.

Physics is naturally expressed in mathematical language. Students new to the subject must simultaneously learn an idiomatic mathematical language and the content that is expressed in that language. It is as if they were asked to read Les Mis rables while struggling with French grammar. This book offers an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262019345
• ISBN13: 9780262019347
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher