Lagrange and Finsler Geometry
Author | : P.L. Antonelli |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2013-03-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789401586504 |
ISBN-13 | : 9401586500 |
Rating | : 4/5 (500 Downloads) |
Download or read book Lagrange and Finsler Geometry written by P.L. Antonelli and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The differential geometry of a regular Lagrangian is more involved than that of classical kinetic energy and consequently is far from being Riemannian. Nevertheless, such geometries are playing an increasingly important role in a wide variety of problems in fields ranging from relativistic optics to ecology. The present collection of papers will serve to bring the reader up-to-date on the most recent advances. Subjects treated include higher order Lagrange geometry, the recent theory of -Lagrange manifolds, electromagnetic theory and neurophysiology. Audience: This book is recommended as a (supplementary) text in graduate courses in differential geometry and its applications, and will also be of interest to physicists and mathematical biologists.