Differential Geometry and Homogeneous Spaces by Kai Khler - 9783662697207

Differential Geometry and Homogeneous SpacesAuthor(s): Kai Khler\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, Germany\nImprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K\nISBN-13: 9783662697207, 978-3662697207\nSynopsis\nThis textbook offers a rigorous introduction to the foundations of Riemannian Geometry, with a detailed treatment of homogeneous and symmetric spaces, as well as the foundations of the General Theory of Relativity.\n\nStarting with the basics of manifolds, it presents key objects of differential geometry, such as Lie groups, vector bundles, and de Rham cohomology, with full mathematical details. Next, the fundamental concepts of Riemannian geometry are introduced, paving the way for the study of homogeneous and symmetric spaces. As an early application, a version of the PoincarHopf and ChernGaussBonnet Theorems is derived. The final chapter provides an axiomatic deduction of the fundamental equations of the Gene.