Invariants of Quadratic Differential Forms

Originally published in 1908, this book provides a concise account regarding the invariant theory connected with a single quadratic differential form.

J. Edmund Wright (Author)

9781107493933, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 26 March 2015

100 pages
21.6 x 14 x 0.6 cm, 0.13 kg

Originally published in 1908 as number nine in the Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics series, this book provides a concise account regarding the invariant theory connected with a single quadratic differential form. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in quadratic differential forms and the history of mathematics.

Preface
Introduction
1. Historical
2. The method of Christoffel
3. The method of lie
4. Maschke's symbolic method
5. Applications: geometrical, dynamical.

Subject Areas: History of engineering & technology [TBX]