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Topology and geometry for physicists ebook by charles nash. Though most physicists dont know it, quantum physics has long made use of compactsymmetric monoidalcategories. Geometry, topology and physics, second edition introduces the ideas and techniques of differential geometry and topology at a level suitable for postgraduate students and. The geometry of physics, 3rd edition, cambridge university press, 2012.
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