Topology and Geometry for Physics

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A concise but self-contained introduction of the central concepts of modern topology and differential geometry on a mathematical level is given specifically with applications in physics in mind. All basic concepts are systematically provided including sketches of the proofs of most statements. Smooth finite-dimensional manifolds, tensor and exterior calculus operating on them, homotopy, (co)homology theory including Morse theory of critical points, as well as the theory of fiber bundles and Riemannian geometry, are treated. Examples from physics comprise topological charges, the topology of periodic boundary conditions for solids, gauge fields, geometric phases in quantum physics and gravitation.

Author(s): Helmut Eschrig (auth.)
Series: Lecture Notes in Physics 822
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2011

Language: English
Pages: 390
Tags: Mathematical Methods in Physics

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction....Pages 1-9
Topology....Pages 11-53
Manifolds....Pages 55-95
Tensor Fields....Pages 97-114
Integration, Homology and Cohomology....Pages 115-171
Lie Groups....Pages 173-204
Bundles and Connections....Pages 205-246
Parallelism, Holonomy, Homotopy and (Co)homology....Pages 247-298
Riemannian Geometry....Pages 299-346
Back Matter....Pages 347-389