03108nam a22005175i 4500 978-3-031-64908-0 DE-He213 20251030113140.0 cr nn 008mamaa 241014s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031649080 978-3-031-64908-0 10.1007/978-3-031-64908-0 doi QC19.2-20.85 PHU bicssc SCI040000 bisacsh PHU thema Papadopoulos, Nikolaos A. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 85972 Linear Algebra for Physics [electronic resource] / by Nikolaos A. Papadopoulos, Florian Scheck. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XVIII, 401 p. 24 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda The Role of Group Action -- A Fresh Look at Vector Spaces -- The Role of Bases -- Spacetime and Linear Algebra -- The Role of Matrices -- The Role of Dual Spaces -- The Role of Determinants -- First Look at Tensors -- The Role of Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors -- Operators on Inner Product Spaces -- Positive Operators - Isometries - Real Inner Product Spaces -- Applications -- Duality -- Tensor Formalism. This textbook provides a full treatment of Linear Algebra devoted to undergraduate and graduate physics students. Although the mathematical level is similar to the corresponding mathematical textbooks in regard to definitions, propositions and proofs, it adopts a language and approach more attuned to the reader’s familiarity with physics lectures and physics textbooks. A distinctive feature is the emphasis placed on the significance of bases within a vector space. As a result, students gain a deeper understanding of how vector indices, despite their abundance, serve not as enemies but as friends since they give additional information about the mathematical objects being used, and facilitate access to tensor formalism. The book offers numerous worked examples and exercises with solution hints to deepen this knowledge. Mathematical physics. Algebras, Linear. 71217 Mathematical Methods in Physics. 70877 Linear Algebra. 71220 Mathematical Physics. Scheck, Florian. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 85973 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031649073 Printed edition: 9783031649097 Printed edition: 9783031649103 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64908-0 ZDB-2-PHA ZDB-2-SXP 64177 64177