Foundations of Mathematical Physics
Published in February 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
950 pages
978-0-13-327503-2 (ISBN)
Description
This text emphasizes both exposure to the formalism of mathematical methods and how that formalism comes into contact with real physical situations. Topics include Green's functions, vector spaces and matrices, classical orthogonal polynomials, differential equations and tensor analysis.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pearson Education Limited
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 172 mm
Weight
1279 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-327503-2 (9780133275032)
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Sadri Hassani
Foundations of Mathematical Physics
Book
01/1991
Prentice Hall
€54.61
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Content
Spaces of vectors, tensors and functions - vectors in the plane and in space; finite dimensional vector spaces - vectors and operators - matrices and spectral decomposition; differential geometry and tensor analysis; infinite dimensional vector spaces (spaces of functions); complex analysis - complex algebra and calculus; calculus of residues; differential equations - separation of variables; ordinary differential equations; Sturm-Liouville systems; operators, Green's functions and integral equations - operators in Hillbert spaces and Green's functions; Green's functions in more than one dimension; integral equations; special topics - gamma and beta functions; numerical methods.