Lagrangian Theory of Tensor Fields over Spaces with Contravariant and Covariant Affine Connections and Metrics and Its Application to Einstein's Theory of Gravitation in V̄4 Spaces

Acta Applicandae Mathematicae

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-125

  Manoff, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND NUCLEAR ENERGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Affine connection; Covariant differentiation; Lagrangian formalism; Variational principles of physics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007175471     PISSN: 01678019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006141802716     Document Type: Article

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