Mathematical Methods for Physicists (7th ed.)
| Authors | Arfken, George B. Weber, Hans H. Weber, Hans-Jurgen |
| Tags | Seventh Edition (2013) 1181-1205. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-384654-9.00024-4, Mathematical Methods for Physicists |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Published | 01 Jan 2013 |
| Date | 15 Nov 2013 |
| Languages | eng |
| Identifiers | oclc: 938763581, isbn: 9780120598762 |
| Formats |
Description
PDF pp. 405-7 does a good job introducing characteristics of PDEs
Table of Contents
Front Matter, Pages i-ii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages xi-xiii
Chapter 1 - Mathematical Preliminaries, Pages 1-82
Chapter 2 - Determinants and Matrices, Pages 83-121
Chapter 3 - Vector Analysis, Pages 123-203
Chapter 4 - Tensors and Differential Forms, Pages 205-249
Chapter 5 - Vector Spaces, Pages 251-297
Chapter 6 - Eigenvalue Problems, Pages 299-328
Chapter 7 - Ordinary Differential Equations, Pages 329-380
Chapter 8 - Sturm-Liouville Theory, Pages 381-399
Chapter 9 - Partial Differential Equations, Pages 401-445
Chapter 10 - Green's Functions, Pages 447-467
Chapter 11 - Complex Variable Theory, Pages 469-550
Chapter 12 - Further Topics in Analysis, Pages 551-598
Chapter 13 - Gamma Function, Pages 599-641
Chapter 14 - Bessel Functions, Pages 643-713
Chapter 15 - Legendre Functions, Pages 715-772
Chapter 16 - Angular Momentum, Pages 773-814
Chapter 17 - Group Theory, Pages 815-870
Chapter 18 - More Special Functions, Pages 871-933
Chapter 19 - Fourier Series, Pages 935-962
Chapter 20 - Integral Transforms, Pages 963-1046
Chapter 21 - Integral Equations, Pages 1047-1079
Chapter 22 - Calculus of Variations, Pages 1081-1124
Chapter 23 - Probability and Statistics, Pages 1125-1179
Index, Pages 1181-1205
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