Mathematical Methods For Physicists International Student Edition
By- George Arfken, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA
- Hans Weber, University of Virginia, USA
This best-selling title provides in one handy volume the essential mathematical tools and techniques used to solve problems in physics. It is a vital addition to the bookshelf of any serious student of physics or research professional in the field. The authors have put considerable effort into revamping this new edition.
Audience
The book is used both as a reference and as a textbook for aspiring and practicing physicists. As a text it functions best at the graduate level, although its recommended often as a reference to an undergrad course, almost always in physics departments.
Paperback, 1200 Pages
Published: June 2005
Imprint: Academic Press
ISBN: 978-0-12-088584-8
Contents
- Vector AnalysisVector Analysis in Curved Coordinates and TensorsDeterminants and MatricesGroup TheoryInfinite SeriesFunctions of a Complex Variable I Analytic Properties, MappingFunctions of a Complex Variable IIThe Gamma Function (Factorial Function)Differential EquationsStrum-Liouville Theory-Orthogonal FunctionsBessel FunctionsLegendre FunctionsMore Special FunctionsFourier SeriesIntegral TransformsIntegral EquationsCalculus of VariationsNonlinear Methods and ChaosProbability
