An Elucidation of Vector Calculus through Differential Forms
نویسنده
چکیده
The purpose of this paper is to introduce differential forms to readers without a background in differential geometry. With the presumption that the reader is experienced in advanced calculus, we provide motivation for learning some of the most important concepts in differential geometry by re-observing the theorems of vector calculus.
منابع مشابه
APPLICATION OF HAAR WAVELETS IN SOLVING NONLINEAR FRACTIONAL FREDHOLM INTEGRO-DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
A novel and eective method based on Haar wavelets and Block Pulse Functions(BPFs) is proposed to solve nonlinear Fredholm integro-dierential equations of fractional order.The operational matrix of Haar wavelets via BPFs is derived and together with Haar waveletoperational matrix of fractional integration are used to transform the mentioned equation to asystem of algebraic equations. Our new met...
متن کاملA primer on exterior differential calculus
A pedagogical application-oriented introduction to the calculus of exterior differential forms on differential manifolds is presented. Stokes’ theorem, the Lie derivative, linear connections and their curvature, torsion and non-metricity are discussed. Numerous examples using differential calculus are given and some detailed comparisons are made with their traditional vector counterparts. In pa...
متن کاملAn analytic study on the Euler-Lagrange equation arising in calculus of variations
The Euler-Lagrange equation plays an important role in the minimization problems of the calculus of variations. This paper employs the differential transformation method (DTM) for finding the solution of the Euler-Lagrange equation which arise from problems of calculus of variations. DTM provides an analytical solution in the form of an infinite power series with easily computable components. S...
متن کاملAn Efficient Numerical Algorithm For Solving Linear Differential Equations of Arbitrary Order And Coefficients
Referring to one of the recent works of the authors, presented in~cite{differentialbpf}, for numerical solution of linear differential equations, an alternative scheme is proposed in this article to considerably improve the accuracy and efficiency. For this purpose, triangular functions as a set of orthogonal functions are used. By using a special representation of the vector forms of triangula...
متن کاملTeaching Electromagnetic Field Theory Using Differential Forms - Education, IEEE Transactions on
The calculus of differential forms has significant advantages over traditional methods as a tool for teaching electromagnetic (EM) field theory: First, forms clarify the relationship between field intensity and flux density, by providing distinct mathematical and graphical representations for the two types of fields. Second, Ampere’s and Faraday’s laws obtain graphical representations that are ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
دوره شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008