| Why are we
here? |
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conclude…that exterior calculus is here to stay, that it will gradually |
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tensor methods in numerous situations where it is the more |
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| natural
tool, that it will find more and more applications because of its |
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simplicity. Physicists are beginning to realize its usefulness; |
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| perhaps it
will soon make its way into engineering. |
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| H. Flanders, 1963 |
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generally a time lag of some fifty years between mathematical |
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their applications… |
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| 1950 + 50 = 2000 |
| It’s about time ! |