Equations of Mathematical Physics

Equations of Mathematical Physics
ISBN-10
0486664228
ISBN-13
9780486664224
Category
Mathematics
Pages
802
Language
English
Published
1990-01-01
Publisher
Courier Corporation
Authors
Andrej Nikolaevi? Tikhonov, Aleksandr Andreevich Samarski?

Description

Mathematical physics plays an important role in the study of many physical processes — hydrodynamics, elasticity, and electrodynamics, to name just a few. Because of the enormous range and variety of problems dealt with by mathematical physics, this thorough advanced-undergraduate or graduate-level text considers only those problems leading to partial differential equations. The authors — two well-known Russian mathematicians — have focused on typical physical processes and the principal types of equations deailing with them. Special attention is paid throughout to mathematical formulation, rigorous solutions, and physical interpretation of the results obtained. Carefully chosen problems designed to promote technical skills are contained in each chapter, along with extremely useful appendices that supply applications of solution methods described in the main text. At the end of the book, a helpful supplement discusses special functions, including spherical and cylindrical functions.

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