The Variational Theory of Geodesics
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Compact, self-contained text by noted theorist presents the most fundamental aspects of modern differential geometry as well as the basic tools required for the study of Morse theory. Advanced treatment; analytical rather than topological aspects of Morse theory emphasized.Contents:1. Smooth Manifolds. 2. Spaces of Affine Connection. 3. Riemannian Spaces. 4. The Variational Properties of Geodesics. Appendix Focal Points. 5. A Reduction Theorem. Index. Unabridged republication of the 1967 edition.
LF/766597/R
Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- M. M. Postnikov
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780486631660
- Release date
- 1983
