Concise, readable text ranges from definition of vectors and discussion of algebraic operations on vectors to the concept of tensor and algebraic operations on tensors. Worked-out problems and solutions. 1968 edition.

Concise, readable text ranges from definition of vectors and discussion of algebraic operations on vectors to the concept of tensor and algebraic operations on tensors. Worked-out problems and solutions. 1968 edition.

Assuming only a knowledge of basic calculus, this text's elementary development of tensor theory focuses on concepts related to vector analysis. The book also forms an introduction to metric differential geometry. 1962 edition.

Revised and updated throughout, this book presents the fundamental concepts of vector and tensor analysis with their corresponding physical and geometric applications - emphasizing the development of computational skills and basic procedures, and exploring highly complex and technical topics in simplified settings.;This text: incorporates transformation of rectangular cartesian coordinate systems and the invariance of the gradient, divergence and the curl into the discussion of tensors; combines the test for independence of path and the path independence sections; offers new examples and figures that demonstrate computational methods, as well as carify concepts; introduces subtitles in each section to highlight the appearance of new topics; provides definitions and theorems in boldface type for easy identification. It also contains numerical exercises of varying levels of difficulty and many problems solved.

Examines general Cartesian coordinates, the cross product, Einstein's special theory of relativity, bases in general coordinate systems, maxima and minima of functions of two variables, line integrals, integral theorems, and more. 1963 edition.

There is a large gap between engineering courses in tensor algebra on one hand, and the treatment of linear transformations within classical linear algebra on the other. This book addresses primarily engineering students with some initial knowledge of matrix algebra. Thereby, mathematical formalism is applied as far as it is absolutely necessary. Numerous exercises provided in the book are accompanied by solutions enabling autonomous study. The last chapters deal with modern developments in the theory of isotropic and anisotropic tensor functions and their applications to continuum mechanics and might therefore be of high interest for PhD-students and scientists working in this area.

Vector Analysis and Cartesian Tensors, Second Edition focuses on the processes, methodologies, and approaches involved in vector analysis and Cartesian tensors, including volume integrals, coordinates, curves, and vector functions. The publication first elaborates on rectangular Cartesian coordinates and rotation of axes, scalar and vector algebra, and differential geometry of curves. Discussions focus on differentiation rules, vector functions and their geometrical representation, scalar and vector products, multiplication of a vector by a scalar, and angles between lines through the origin. The text then elaborates on scalar and vector fields and line, surface, and volume integrals, including surface, volume, and repeated integrals, general orthogonal curvilinear coordinates, and vector components in orthogonal curvilinear coordinates. The manuscript ponders on representation theorems for isotropic tensor functions, Cartesian tensors, applications in potential theory, and integral theorems. Topics include geometrical and physical significance of divergence and curl, Poisson's equation in vector form, isotropic scalar functions of symmetrical second order tensors, and diagonalization of second-order symmetrical tensors. The publication is a valuable reference for mathematicians and researchers interested in vector analysis and Cartesian tensors.

1. Preliminaries. 1.1. The vector concept revisited. 1.2. A first look at tensors. 1.3. Assumed background. 1.4. More on the notion of a vector. 1.5. Problems -- 2. Transformations and vectors. 2.1. Change of basis. 2.2. Dual bases. 2.3. Transformation to the reciprocal frame. 2.4. Transformation between general frames. 2.5. Covariant and contravariant components. 2.6. The cross product in index notation. 2.7. Norms on the space of vectors. 2.8. Closing remarks. 2.9. Problems -- 3. Tensors. 3.1. Dyadic quantities and tensors. 3.2. Tensors from an operator viewpoint. 3.3. Dyadic components under transformation. 3.4. More dyadic operations. 3.5. Properties of second-order tensors. 3.6. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a second-order symmetric tensor. 3.7. The Cayley-Hamilton theorem. 3.8. Other properties of second-order tensors. 3.9. Extending the Dyad idea. 3.10. Tensors of the fourth and higher orders. 3.11. Functions of tensorial arguments. 3.12. Norms for tensors, and some spaces. 3.13. Differentiation of tensorial functions. 3.14. Problems -- 4. Tensor fields. 4.1. Vector fields. 4.2. Differentials and the nabla operator. 4.3. Differentiation of a vector function. 4.4. Derivatives of the frame vectors. 4.5. Christoffel coefficients and their properties. 4.6. Covariant differentiation. 4.7. Covariant derivative of a second-order tensor. 4.8. Differential operations. 4.9. Orthogonal coordinate systems. 4.10. Some formulas of integration. 4.11. Problems -- 5. Elements of differential geometry. 5.1. Elementary facts from the theory of curves. 5.2. The torsion of a curve. 5.3. Frenet-Serret equations. 5.4. Elements of the theory of surfaces. 5.5. The second fundamental form of a surface. 5.6. Derivation formulas. 5.7. Implicit representation of a curve; contact of curves. 5.8. Osculating paraboloid. 5.9. The principal curvatures of a surface. 5.10. Surfaces of revolution. 5.11. Natural equations of a curve. 5.12. A word about rigor. 5.13. Conclusion. 5.14. Problems -- 6. Linear elasticity. 6.1. Stress tensor. 6.2. Strain tensor. 6.3. Equation of motion. 6.4. Hooke's law. 6.5. Equilibrium equations in displacements. 6.6. Boundary conditions and boundary value problems. 6.7. Equilibrium equations in stresses. 6.8. Uniqueness of solution for the boundary value problems of elasticity. 6.9. Betti's reciprocity theorem. 6.10. Minimum total energy principle. 6.11. Ritz's method. 6.12. Rayleigh's variational principle. 6.13. Plane waves. 6.14. Plane problems of elasticity. 6.15. Problems -- 7. Linear elastic shells. 7.1. Some useful formulas of surface theory. 7.2. Kinematics in a neighborhood of [symbol]. 7.3. Shell equilibrium equations. 7.4. Shell deformation and strains; Kirchhoff's hypotheses. 7.5. Shell energy. 7.6. Boundary conditions. 7.7. A few remarks on the Kirchhoff-Love theory. 7.8. Plate theory. 7.9. On Non-classical theories of plates and shells

DIVProceeds from general to special, including chapters on vector analysis on manifolds and integration theory. /div