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Libro 118 de 188: Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications

Calin; Chang

 
9780521897303: Sub-Riemannian Geometry Hardback: General Theory and Examples: 126 (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications, Series Number 126)

Sinopsis

Sub-Riemannian manifolds are manifolds with the Heisenberg principle built in. This comprehensive text and reference introduces the theory and applications of sub-Riemannian geometry for graduate students and researchers in pure and applied mathematics, theoretical physics, control theory, and thermodynamics. Potential applications include quantum mechanics and quantum field theory.

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Ovidiu Calin is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Eastern Michigan University and a former Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame. He received his Ph.D. in geometric analysis from the University of Toronto in 2000. He has written several monographs and numerous research papers in the field of geometric analysis and has delivered research lectures in several universities in North America, Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe.

Der-Chen Chang is Professor of Mathematics at Georgetown University. He is a previous Associate Professor at the University of Maryland and a Visiting Professor at the Academia Sinica, among other institutions. He received his Ph.D. in Fourier analysis from Princeton University in 1987 and has authored several monographs and numerous research papers in the field of geometric analysis, several complex variables, and Fourier analysis.

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