Differential Forms and Applications [Lingua inglese] - Brossura

Do Carmo, Manfredo P.

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ISBN 10: 3540576185 ISBN 13: 9783540576181

Casa editrice: Springer, 2013

Riassunto

An application of differential forms for the study of some local and global aspects of the differential geometry of surfaces. Differential forms are introduced in a simple way that will make them attractive to "users" of mathematics. A brief and elementary introduction to differentiable manifolds is given so that the main theorem, namely Stokes' theorem, can be presented in its natural setting. The applications consist in developing the method of moving frames expounded by E. Cartan to study the local differential geometry of immersed surfaces in R3 as well as the intrinsic geometry of surfaces. This is then collated in the last chapter to present Chern's proof of the Gauss-Bonnet theorem for compact surfaces.

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M.P. Do Carmo

Differential Forms and Applications

"This book treats differential forms and uses them to study some local and global aspects of differential geometry of surfaces. Each chapter is followed by interesting exercises. Thus, this is an ideal book for a one-semester course."―ACTA SCIENTIARUM MATHEMATICARUM

Contenuti

1. Differential Forms in Rn.- 2. Line Integrals.- 3. Differentiable Manifolds.- 4. Integration on Manifolds; Stokes Theorem and Poincaré’s Lemma.- 1. Integration of Differential Forms.- 2. Stokes Theorem.- 3. Poincaré’s Lemma.- 5. Differential Geometry of Surfaces.- 1. The Structure Equations of Rn.- 2. Surfaces in R3.- 3. Intrinsic Geometry of Surfaces.- 6. The Theorem of Gauss-Bonnet and the Theorem of Morse.- 1. The Theorem of Gauss-Bonnet.- 2. The Theorem of Morse.- References.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Springer
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 3540576185
• ISBN 13: 9783540576181
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 136