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Some mathematical methods of physics

Gerald Goertzel (Author), Nunzio Tralli (Author)
"This well-rounded, thorough treatment for advanced undergraduates and graduate students introduces basic concepts of mathematical physics involved in the study of linear systems. The text emphasizes eigenvalues, eigenfunctions, and Green's functions. Prerequisites include differential equations and a first course in theoretical physics. The three-part presentation begins with an exploration of systems with a finite number of degrees of freedom (described by matrices). In part two, the concepts developed for discrete systems in previous chapters are extended to continuous systems. New concepts useful in the treatment of continuous systems are also introduced. The final part examines approximation methods -- including perturbation theory, variational methods, and numerical methods -- relevant to addressing most of the problems of nature that confront applied physicists. Two Appendixes include background and supplementary material. 1960 edition"-- Provided by publisher
Print Book, English, 2014
Dover edition View all formats and editions
Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, New York, 2014
xi, 300 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
9780486780634, 0486780635
1001939870
"This Dover edition, first published in 2014, is an unbridged republication of the work originally published by McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, in 1960"--Title page verso