Algebraic Computing in General Relativity - Lecture Notes from the First Brazilian School on Computer Algebra Vol. 2 (Hardcover)

Based on lectures given at a summer school on computer algebra, the book provides a didactic description of the facilities available in three computor algebra systems - MAPLE, REDUCE and SHEEP - for performing calculations in the algebra-intensive field of general relativity. With MAPLE and REDUCE, two widespread great-purpose systems, the reader is shown how to use currently available packages to perform calculations with respect to tetrads, co-ordinate systems, and Poincare` gauge theory. The section on SHEEP and Stensor, being the first published book on these systems, explains how to use these systems to tackle a wide range of calculations with respect to tackle a wide range of calculations in general relativity, including the manipulation of indicial formulae. For the researcher in general relativity, the book therefore promises a wide overview of the facilities available in computer algebra to lessen the burden of the lengthy, error-prone calculations involved in their research.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 1994
Authors:	M. A. H. MacCallum • J. E. F. Skea (both at) • R.G. McLenaghan • Julian Dermott McCrea
Series editors:	Marcelo J. Reboucas • Waldir L Roque
Dimensions:	11 x 11 x 11mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	396
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-853646-8
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > General Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Relativity physics > General Books > Computing & IT > Computer hardware & operating systems > Operating systems & graphical user interfaces (GUIs) > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-853646-1
Barcode:	9780198536468

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