
Applied Linear Algebra
The Decoupling Principle
Lorenzo Sadun(Author)
American Mathematical Society (Publisher)
Published on 8. February 2008
Book
Hardback
250 pages
978-0-8218-4441-0 (ISBN)
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Description
Linear algebra permeates mathematics, as well as physics and engineering. In this text for junior and senior undergraduates, Sadun treats diagonalization as a central tool in solving complicated problems in these subjects by reducing coupled linear evolution problems to a sequence of simpler decoupled problems. This is the Decoupling Principle.
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Language
English
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Providence
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Illustrations
Weight
850 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8218-4441-0 (9780821844410)
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Content
The decoupling principle Vector spaces and bases Linear transformations and operators An introduction to eigenvalues Some crucial applications Inner products Adjoints, Hermitian operators, and unitary operators The wave equation Continuous spectra and the Dirac delta function Fourier transforms Green's functions Matrix operations Solutions to selected exercises Index.