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From Vectors to Tensors

Juan R. Ruiz-Tolosa, Enrique Castillo (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

XVI, 670 Seiten

2004 | 2005
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-22887-5 (ISBN)

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It is true that there exist many books dedicated to linear algebra and some what fewer to multilinear algebra, written in several languages, and perhaps one can think that no more books are needed. However, it is also true that in algebra many new results are continuously appearing, different points of view can be used to see the mathematical objects and their associated structures, and different orientations can be selected to present the material, and all of them deserve publication. Under the leadership of Juan Ramon Ruiz-Tolosa, Professor of multilin ear algebra, and the collaboration of Enrique Castillo, Professor of applied mathematics, both teaching at an engineering school in Santander, a tensor textbook has been born, written from a practical point of view and free from the esoteric language typical of treatises written by algebraists, who are not interested in descending to numerical details. The balance between follow ing this line and keeping the rigor of classical theoretical treatises has been maintained throughout this book. The book assumes a certain knowledge of linear algebra, and is intended as a textbook for graduate and postgraduate students and also as a consultation book. It is addressed to mathematicians, physicists, engineers, and applied scientists with a practical orientation who are looking for powerful tensor tools to solve their problems.

Enrique Castillo is Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Cantabria in Santander (Spain). He is a Mathematician and a Civil engineer and Member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering. He has taught at several other universities in the Europe and America. The author/coauthor of eleven other books in English and fourteen in Spanish, and more than 300 papers in journals and Congresses. More information can be found at his Web site: http://personales.unican.es/castie//.

Basic Tensor Algebra.- Tensor Spaces.- to Tensors.- Homogeneous Tensors.- Change-of-basis in Tensor Spaces.- Homogeneous Tensor Algebra: Tensor Homomorphisms.- Special Tensors.- Symmetric Homogeneous Tensors: Tensor Algebras.- Anti-symmetric Homogeneous Tensors, Tensor and Inner Product Algebras.- Pseudotensors; Modular, Relative or Weighted Tensors.- Exterior Algebras.- Exterior Algebras: Totally Anti-symmetric Homogeneous Tensor Algebras.- Mixed Exterior Algebras.- Tensors over Linear Spaces with Inner Product.- Euclidean Homogeneous Tensors.- Modular Tensors over En (IR) Euclidean Spaces.- Euclidean Exterior Algebra.- Classic Tensors in Geometry and Mechanics.- Affine Tensors.

From the reviews:

"The book bridges a gap between the classical theory of tensors and the possibility of solving tensor problems with a computer. ... For the first time, tensor contraction is formulated in terms of matrix operations. ... Addressed primarily to students of engineering, applied mathematics and mathematical physics, this unconventional approach to tensors is original for its orientation, its novel concepts, the choice of notation and the stretching-condensing techniques applied to most of the transformations used." (Bulletin Bibliographique, 51:1-2, 2005)

"In this textbook, the authors present a new and, to some extent, unconventional approach to tensors ... . This volume gives a thorough treatment of the topic of sensors. ... the exposition of the book is a very transparent one and a pleasure to read. ... Primary addressees of the book are (graduate) students in applied mathematics, mathematical physics, and engineering sciences as well. Moreover, the book can be recommended without reservations to instructors ... ." (A. R. Kräuter, Internationale Mathematische Nachrichten, Issue 203, 2006)

Erscheint lt. Verlag	29.11.2004
Reihe/Serie	Universitext
Zusatzinfo	XVI, 670 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	1030 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
Schlagworte	Affine Tensors • Algebra • Computer • Euclidean Tensors • Exterior Algebras • Hardcover, Softcover / Mathematik/Arithmetik, Algebra • HC/Mathematik/Arithmetik, Algebra • Homogeneous Tensors • Lineare Algebra; Handbuch/Lehrbuch • Lineare Algebra; Hand-/Lehrbücher • Mathematica • Matrix • matrix theory • Mechanics • MSC (2000): 15A60. 15A72 • Permutation • Pseudotensors • Tensor Homomorphisms • Tensor Spaces • Transformation
ISBN-10	3-540-22887-X / 354022887X
ISBN-13	978-3-540-22887-5 / 9783540228875
Zustand	Neuware