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Mathematical Tools for Physicists

ISBN: 978-3-527-40548-0

October 2005

686 pages

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Description
Mathematical Tools for Physisists is a unique collection of 18 review articles, each one written by a renowned expert of its field. Their professional style will be beneficial for advanced students as well as for the scientist at work. The first may find a comprehensive introduction while the latter use it as a quick reference.
Great attention was paid to ensuring fast access to the information, and each carefully reviewed articles includes a glossary of terms and a guide to further reading.

The contributions range from fundamental methods right up to the latest applications, including:

  • Algebraic Methods
  • Analytic Methods
  • Fourier and Other Mathematical Transforms
  • Fractal Geometry
  • Geometrical Methods
  • Green’s Functions
  • Group Theory
  • Mathematical Modeling
  •  Monte-Carlo Methods
  • Numerical Methods
  • Perturbation Methods
  • Quantum Computation
  • Quantum Logic.
  • Special Functions
  • Stochastic Processes
  • Symmetries and Conservation Laws
  • Topology
  • Variational Methods
About the Author
George L. Trigg, an internationally experienced and qualified senior editor in Physics, lives in New Paltz/New York. For many years he was co-editor of the most renowned expert journal in Physics, Physical Review Letters. George L. Trigg also was the editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia of Applied Physics.