UID:
almahu_9948233748302882
Format:
1 online resource (xxx, 285 pages) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781107325623 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Encyclopedia of mathematics and its applications ; volume 4
Content:
Originally published in 1977, this volume is concerned with the relationship between symmetries of a linear second-order partial differential equation of mathematical physics, the coordinate systems in which the equation admits solutions via separation of variables, and the properties of the special functions that arise in this manner. Some group-theoretic twists in the ancient method of separation of variables that can be used to provide a foundation for much of special function theory are shown. In particular, it is shown explicitly that all special functions that arise via separation of variables in the equations of mathematical physics can be studied using group theory.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780521302241
Language:
English
Subjects:
Mathematics
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107325623
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