Physical mathematics /

"Unique in its clarity, examples and range, Physical Mathematics explains as simply as possible the mathematics that graduate students and professional physicists need in their courses and research. The author illustrates the mathematics with numerous physical examples drawn from contemporary r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cahill, Kevin, 1941- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013 [ reprinted 2014 ]
Subjects:
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Table of Contents:
  • Linear algebra
  • Fourier series
  • Fourier and Laplace transforms
  • Infinite series
  • Complex-variable theory
  • Differential equations
  • Integral equations
  • Legendre functions
  • Bessel functions; Group theory
  • Tensors and local symmetries
  • Forms
  • Probability and statistics
  • Monte Carlo methods
  • Functional derivatives
  • Path integrals
  • The renormalization group
  • Chaos and fractals
  • Strings