Math 685 - Geometric Mechanics

Course Description: Differential geometry, Lie groups, Lie algebras, Lie algebroids, Poisson geometry, Symplectic geometry, Hamiltonian formulation, Lagrangian formulation, Principal bundles, Classical field theories, Electromagnetism, General relativity, Basics of string theory, Type II string theory, Courant algebroids, Nambu–Poisson structures, Exceptional Drinfel’d algebroids, T-duality, U-duality

You can find the syllabus here.

Classes: Tue 13.30 - 16.30, Business Administration Building Z49

Instructor: Asst. Prof. Keremcan Doğan (keremcandogan[at].gtu.edu.tr)

Office Hours: Thu 12.15 - 13.15 (by appointment), Business Administration Building, Mathematics Department Z49