Download or read book Riemannian Geometry of Contact and Symplectic Manifolds written by David E. Blair and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-08-14 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition, divided into fourteen chapters, presents a comprehensive treatment of contact and symplectic manifolds from the Riemannian point of view. The monograph examines the basic ideas in detail and provides many illustrative examples for the reader. Riemannian Geometry of Contact and Symplectic Manifolds, Second Edition provides new material in most chapters, but a particular emphasis remains on contact manifolds. Researchers, mathematicians, and graduate students in contact and symplectic manifold theory and in Riemannian geometry will benefit from this work. A basic course in Riemannian geometry is a prerequisite.