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The Variational Theory of Geodesics by M M Postnikov; Bernard R Gelbaum; Scripta Technica, inc is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Variational Theory of Geodesics about?
Compact, self-contained text by noted theorist presents the most fundamental aspects of modern differential geometry as well as the basic tools required for the study of Morse theory. Advanced treatment; analytical rather than topological aspects of Morse theory emphasized. **Contents:** 1. Smooth Manifolds. 2. Spaces of Affine Connection. 3. Riemannian Spaces. 4. The Variational Properties of Geodesics. Appendix Focal Points. 5. A Reduction Theorem. Index. Unabridged republication of the 1967 edition.
Who reads The Variational Theory of Geodesics?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- M M Postnikov; Bernard R Gelbaum; Scripta Technica, inc
- Publisher
- Dover Publications; Dover Pubns
- Published
- 1983
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780486631660
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Mathematics, Science, Stem
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