Topics in Physical Mathematics

The roots of ’physical mathematics’ can be traced back to the very beginning of man's attempts to understand nature. Indeed, mathematics and physics were part of what was called natural philosophy. Rapid growth of the physical sciences, aided by technological progress and increasing abstraction...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marathe, Kishore
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Springer London 2010, 2010
Edition:1st ed. 2010
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Algebra
  • Topology
  • Manifolds
  • Bundles and Connections
  • Characteristic Classes
  • Theory of Fields, I: Classical
  • Theory of Fields, II: Quantum and Topological
  • Yang–Mills–Higgs Fields
  • 4-Manifold Invariants
  • 3-Manifold Invariants
  • Knot and Link Invariants