Re: Geometric Algebra

From: DRLunsford (antimatter33_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/03/05 

Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 22:28:09 +0000 (UTC)

Stephen Blake wrote:

> In my opinion, physicists should steer clear of differential forms
> because it is counter-intuitive to think geometrically in the dual
space.

I have to agree, also on grounds on simplicity. In the context of
physics, forms are always equivalent to totally antisymmetric tensors,
which are simple to interpret and tightly bound to the systems of DEs
in which they appear.

-drl

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