
Partial Differential Equations
G.F.D. Duff(Author)
University of Toronto Press
Published on 15. December 1956
Book
Paperback/Softback
258 pages
978-1-4426-3134-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book is an attempt to make available to the student a coherent modern view of the theory of partial differential equations. Here equations of the first order and linear second order equations are treated with the tensor calculus, which combines generality and insight, in mind. Since the book is self-contained, much of the material is classical, but an effort has been made to achieve a modern outlook on these topics. A number of significant recent developments are introduced, and treated in relation to the natural background formed by geometry and physics.
Special features of the exposition are: (a) the simplified general treatment of first order equations; (b) the geometrical foundations of the theory of linear second order equations (c) unified treatment of boundary value problems and related topics by integral equations; (d) the theory of generalized hyperbolic potentials.
Special features of the exposition are: (a) the simplified general treatment of first order equations; (b) the geometrical foundations of the theory of linear second order equations (c) unified treatment of boundary value problems and related topics by integral equations; (d) the theory of generalized hyperbolic potentials.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
386 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4426-3134-2 (9781442631342)
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G.F.D. Duff (1929-2001) was a professor of mathematics at the University of Toronto and served as chair of the Department of Mathematics from 1968 to 1975. His mathematical interests were centered in the theory of differential equations, and he also worked in the theory of harmonic integrals.