Gauge Theory and Variational Principles (Dover Books on Physics)

David Bleecker

ISBN 10: 0486445461 / ISBN 13: 9780486445465

Published by Dover Publications, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gauge Theory and Variational Principles (Dover Books on Physics)
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486445461
• ISBN 13: 9780486445465
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
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Synopsis

This text provides a framework for describing and organizing the basic forces of nature and the interactions of subatomic particles. A detailed and self-contained mathematical account of gauge theory, it is geared toward beginning graduate students and advanced undergraduates in mathematics and physics. This well-organized treatment supplements its rigor with intuitive ideas.
Starting with an examination of principal fiber bundles and connections, the text explores curvature; particle fields, Lagrangians, and gauge invariance; Lagrange's equation for particle fields; and the inhomogeneous field equation. Additional topics include free Dirac electron fields; interactions; calculus on frame bundle; and unification of gauge fields and gravitation. The text concludes with references, a selected bibliography, an index of notation, and a general index.