Lectures in differential geometry. Transl. from the Russian by Gleb V. Dyatlov (Q2481142)

This book is an English translation from Russian, based on lecture notes from the author's geometry course. It is an introduction to modern differential geometry, suitable for advanced undergraduates or beginning graduate students. It is divided into three parts. The first part discusses the classical theory of curves and surfaces in Euclidean spaces, leading to the Euler-Lagrange equation and the Gauss-Bonnet theorem. The second part discusses manifold theory and Riemannian geometry, including Riemannian connection, curvature and geodesic. It also studies some hyperbolic and pseudo-Riemannian geometry. The third part deals with miscellaneous topics in differential geometry, including complex analysis, Lie groups and their representations, Poisson and symplectic geometry. Lie group actions and cotangent bundles lead to a discussion on mechanics and integrable systems.