Any suggestions? Online? Textbooks?

 

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Any suggestions? Online? Textbooks?

 

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I recall something by Marsden that you could download from a CalTech website. If you have no better leads, see if you can find anything when you google Marsden. (he's good, and a clear writer, the general topic is Dynamical Systems IIRC but there would be a chapter on sym.manif.)

In addition to that, you might want to keep looking at David Bachman's website. He is the author of the book on differential forms (downloadable) that I am basing my thread on forms at Physics Forums (I promise, I really will get back to that thread this week!). It's a very readable book and manifolds are covered at the end. Bachman has promised that symplectic forms will be treated in the next edition. Keep watching!

In addition to that, you might want to keep looking at David Bachman's website[/url']. He is the author of the book on differential forms (downloadable) that I am basing my thread on forms at Physics Forums (I promise, I really will get back to that thread this week!). It's a very readable book and manifolds are covered at the end. Bachman has promised that symplectic forms will be treated in the next edition. Keep watching!

 

I'll second that. And as a preface for students with mulivariable and vector calc under their belt I'd recommend revisiting both with Apostol's Calculus.

 

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I recall something by Marsden that you could download from a CalTech website. If you have no better leads, see if you can find anything when you google Marsden. (he's good, and a clear writer, the general topic is Dynamical Systems IIRC but there would be a chapter on sym.manif.)

 

Is this what you're talking about?

 

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