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Tensor analysis: Physical laws; spaces of N-dimensions; coordinate of transformations; the summation convention; contravariant and covariant vectors; contravariant, coveriant and mixed tensors. the Kronecker delta; tensors of rank greater than two scalars or invariants; tensors fields; symmetric and skew-symmetric tensors; fundamental operations with tensors; matrices; matrix algebra; the line element and matric tensor; conjugate or reciprocal tensors; associated tensors; length of a vector; angle between the vectors; physical components, Programmes for which this course is required or in which it can be included: | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | 19 October 1993 bb
Source: BA 3rd Year Syllabus |
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