From differential geometry to relativity: Levi-Civita’s lectures on the absolute differential calculus, 1925–1928

Tullio Levi-Civita (1873–1941) had a long and distinguished career in mathematics, marked by an early collaboration with his former doctoral advisor Gregorio Ricci Curbastro on tensor calculus (190...

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British Journal for the History of Mathematics
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2026-06-18
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https://doi.org/10.1080/26375451.2026.2677295
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History and Theory of Mathematics
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From differential geometry to relativity: Levi-Civita’s lectures on the absolute differential calculus, 1925–1928

Scott A. Walter
British Journal for the History of Mathematics
History and Theory of Mathematics
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From differential geometry to relativity: Levi-Civita’s lectures on the absolute differential calculus, 1925–1928

Scott A. Walter
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Tullio Levi-Civita (1873–1941) had a long and distinguished career in mathematics, marked by an early collaboration with his former doctoral advisor Gregorio Ricci Curbastro on tensor calculus (190...

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