Differential Systems and Isometric Embeddings.(AM-114), Volume 114

Phillip A Griffiths author Gary R Jensen author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Published:1st Jul '92

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Differential Systems and Isometric Embeddings.(AM-114), Volume 114 cover

The theory of exterior differential systems provides a framework for systematically addressing the typically non-linear, and frequently overdetermined, partial differential equations that arise in differential geometry. Adaptation of the techniques of microlocalization to differential systems have led to recent activity on the foundations of the theory; in particular, the fundamental role of the characteristic variety in geometric problems is now clearly established. In this book the general theory is explained in a relatively quick and concrete manner, and then this general theory is applied to the recent developments in the classical problem of isometric embeddings of Riemannian manifolds.

ISBN: 9780691084305

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 340g

238 pages