Tensor operations and properties

[Marin]

Hello everyone!

I finished school 2 months ago and at the moment I'm looking forward to my study in physics :)

As a preparation for it, I want to learn more about the mathematics physics use :)

I read some books about vectors and matrices and came upon the term 'tensor' several times :)

I was wondering, if anyone of you knows a site or a script on the internet where all the properties of tensors, or at least the general ones are well explained, so that an amateur like me could try to understand them :)


Thanks in advance!

with best regards, Marin

[ForMyThunder]

Here's a good ebook that explains the general properties of tensors:

http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/Numbers/Math/documents/Tensors_TM2002211716.pdf

And I haven't read this one but here it is:

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20050175884_2005173651.pdf

And a good book would be:

"Tensor Analysis on Manifolds" by Richard L. Bishop and Samuel I. Goldberg

They helped me out alot; and I'm 16. And good luck with your studies. ;)

[Marin]

Thanks, ForMyThunder!

I'll take a look at them when I have time :)

[ForMyThunder]

No problem. =]