Mathematical Methods for Physicists
- 5th Edition - October 18, 2000
- Authors: George B. Arfken, Hans J. Weber
- Language: English
Through four editions, Arfken and Weber's best-selling Mathematical Methods for Physicists has provided upper-level undergraduate and graduate students with the paramount covera… Read more
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Description
Description
Through four editions, Arfken and Weber's best-selling Mathematical Methods for Physicists has provided upper-level undergraduate and graduate students with the paramount coverage of the mathematics necessary for advanced study in physics and engineering. It provides the essential mathematical methods that aspiring physicists are likely to encounter as students or beginning researchers. Appropriate for a physics service course, as well as for more advanced coursework, this is the book of choice in the field.
Key features
Key features
* Provides the essential mathematical methods that aspiring physicists are likely to encounter as students or beginning researchers
* * Serves as both text and useful reference for students of physics and applied mathematics
* * Throughout the text the physical relevance of the mathematics is constantly reinforced
* * Serves as both text and useful reference for students of physics and applied mathematics
* * Throughout the text the physical relevance of the mathematics is constantly reinforced
Readership
Readership
Academic professionals and aspiring physicists and researchers
Table of contents
Table of contents
Vector Analysis.
Curved Coordinates, Tensors.
Determinants and Matrices.
Group Theory.
Infinite Series.
Functions of a Complex Variable I.
Functions of a Complex Variable II.
Differential Equations.
Sturm-Liouville Theory.
Gamma-Factrial Function.
Bessel Functions.
Legendre Functions.
Special Functions.
Fourier Series.
Integral Transforms.
Integral Equations.
Calculus of Variations.
Nonlinear Methods and Chaos.
Curved Coordinates, Tensors.
Determinants and Matrices.
Group Theory.
Infinite Series.
Functions of a Complex Variable I.
Functions of a Complex Variable II.
Differential Equations.
Sturm-Liouville Theory.
Gamma-Factrial Function.
Bessel Functions.
Legendre Functions.
Special Functions.
Fourier Series.
Integral Transforms.
Integral Equations.
Calculus of Variations.
Nonlinear Methods and Chaos.
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 5
- Published: January 30, 2001
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
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George B. Arfken
Affiliations and expertise
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USAHW
Hans J. Weber
Affiliations and expertise
University of Virginia, USA