Vector : a surprising story of space, time, and mathematical transformation /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Arianrhod, Robyn (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2024.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to this title online (one simultaneous user allowed)

MARC

LEADER 00000nam a2200000Mi 4500
001 b4112389
005 20240627103334.0
006 m o d
007 cr |n|||||||||
008 240607s2024 ilu ob 001 0 eng d
020 |a 9780226821115  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 0226821110  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |z 9780226821108 
020 |z 0226821102 
035 |a (OCoLC)1438586849 
035 |a (OCoLC)1438586849 
040 |a YDX  |b eng  |e rda  |e pn  |c YDX  |d UtOrBLW 
050 4 |a QA433  |b .A75 2024 
082 0 4 |a 515/.63  |2 23/eng/20231201 
084 |a MAT033000  |a SCI034000  |2 bisacsh 
100 1 |a Arianrhod, Robyn,  |e author.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2004021650 
245 1 0 |a Vector :  |b a surprising story of space, time, and mathematical transformation /  |c Robyn Arianrhod. 
264 1 |a Chicago ;  |a London :  |b The University of Chicago Press,  |c 2024. 
300 |a 1 online resource ( pages cm.) : 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Prologue -- The liberation of algebra -- The arrival of calculus -- Ideas for vectors -- Understanding space (and storage) -- A surprising new player and a very slow reception -- Tait and Maxwell : hatching the electromagnetic vector field -- The slow journey from quaternions to vectors -- Vector analysis at last -- and a "war" over quaternions -- From space to space-time : a new twist for vectors -- Curving spaces and invariant distances : on the way to tensors -- Inventing tensors -- and why they matter -- Everything comes together : tensors and the general theory of relativity -- What happened next -- Epilogue. 
533 |a Electronic reproduction.  |b Ann Arbor, MI  |n Available via World Wide Web. 
588 |a Description based on print version record. 
650 0 |a Vector analysis  |v Popular works. 
650 0 |a Vector analysis  |x History. 
650 0 |a Calculus of tensors  |v Popular works. 
650 0 |a Calculus of tensors  |x History. 
650 7 |a Vector analysis.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01164651 
650 7 |a Calculus of tensors.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst00844137 
655 7 |a History.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 
655 7 |a Popular works.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01423846 
710 2 |a ProQuest (Firm)  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2007068018 
776 0 8 |c Original  |z 9780226821108  |z 0226821102  |w (DLC) 2023053637  |w (OCoLC)1398211087 
856 4 0 |u https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/santaclara/detail.action?docID=31291767  |z Connect to this title online (one simultaneous user allowed)  |t 0 
907 |a .b4112389x  |b 241001  |c 240620 
918 |a .bckstg  |b 2016-12-01 
919 |a .pcat  |b 2022-07-07 
998 |a uww  |b 240620  |c m  |d z   |e l  |f eng  |g ilu  |h 0 
999 f f |i 53a01d15-b2a5-55f8-a16d-5462ba6d1ea4  |s b964e75c-d9da-53b9-9576-b75cec2ff590  |t 0