Topics in Physical Mathematics

• Main Author: Marathe, Kishore (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Algebra.; Field theory (Physics).; Global analysis (Mathematics).; Manifolds (Mathematics).; Differential geometry.; Topology.; Complex manifolds.; Differential Geometry.; Manifolds and Cell Complexes (incl. Diff.Topology).; Field Theory and Polynomials.; Global Analysis and Analysis on Manifolds.

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...