Integral Equations: A Practical Treatment, from Spectral Theory to Applications
A Practical Treatment, from Spectral Theory to Applications
Published on 28. September 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
388 pages
978-0-521-33742-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book gives a rigorous and practical treatment of integral equations. These are significant because they occur in many problems in mathematics, physics and engineering and they offer a powerful (sometimes the only) technique for solving these problems. The book aims to tackle the solution of integral equations using a blend of abstract 'structural' results and more direct, down-to-earth mathematics. The interplay between these two approaches is a central feature of the text and it allows a thorough account to be given of many of the types of integral equation which arise in application areas. Since it is not always possible to find explicit solutions of the problems posed, much attention is devoted to obtaining qualitative information and approximations to the solutions, with the associated error estimates. This treatment is intended for final year mathematics undergraduates, postgraduates and research workers in application areas such as numerical analysis and fluid mechanics.
Reviews / Votes
"...Porter and Stirling provide a precise and practical methodology for solving integral equations." Directions "This book may be successfully used by graduate students and by any person working in the field of applied mathematics; it gives a very good treatment of all the subjects involved." A. Corduneanu, Mathematical Reviews "...this is not a treatise but an excellent book from which to learn the subject, and therefore at least as valuable for the undergraduate library. Its level is just right for the beginning graduate student or the highly motivated senior." Choice "...a very good book for students who want to become familiar with the basic theory of linear integral equations." Harry Hochstadt, SIAM Review "...an excellent way to gain acquaintance with integral equations... Jet Wimp, The Mathematical IntelligencerMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
628 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-33742-7 (9780521337427)
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David Porter | David S. G. Stirling
Integral Equations: A Practical Treatment, from Spectral Theory to Applications
Book
02/1991
Cambridge University Press
€62.00
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David Porter | David S. G. Stirling
Integral Equations: A Practical Treatment, from Spectral Theory to Applications
Book
02/1991
Cambridge University Press
€62.00
Article exhausted; check for reprint
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Justin Porter is a successful professional in the video game industry. He works to enhance game user experience. Talented in graphics and art, he does cover design as a contribution to his father's writing.
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Content
Preface; 1. Classification and examples of integral equations; 2. Second order ordinary differential equations and integral equations; 3. Integral equations of the second kind; 4. Compact operators; 5. The spectrum of a compact self-adjoint operator; 6. Positive operators; 7. Approximation methods for eigenvalues and eigenvectors of self-adjoint operators; 8. Approximation methods for inhomogeneous integral equations; 9. Some singular integral equations; Appendixes; Notation index; Index.