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Dept of Mathematics

MAM092 Geomethrical Methods in Physics 6.0 ECTS credits

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EXAMINER
Erlend Dahl Univ lekt

PREREQUISITES

COURSE AIM
The aim of this course is to give a working knowledge of central concepts and methods in differential geometry, as well as applications of these in science and tehnology.

CONTENTS
Geometrical methods in physics, for example: manifolds, vector fields, differential forms, integrals, connections, curvature, local and global invariants, symplectic structures, gemetrical aspects and applications of Hamiltonian mechanics and other physical theories.

TEACHING
The teaching consists of lectures.

EXAMINATION
Written exam.
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ITEMS/CREDITS


Project problem                                             	1.5ECTS
Written exam                                                	4.5ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
To be announced later. For the academic year 1996/97: Florian Scheck: Mechanics, Springer-Verlag, 1990.

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