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Symmetry and Separation of Variables

Part of Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications

  • Date Published: March 2012
  • availability: Available
  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9780521177399

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  • 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.

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    Review of the hardback: ' … an important step in the group-theoretic approach to special functions. It is clearly written and should be accessible to a broad spectrum of readers'. Mathematical Reviews

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    • Date Published: March 2012
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9780521177399
    • length: 318 pages
    • dimensions: 234 x 156 x 17 mm
    • weight: 0.45kg
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

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    Preface
    1. The Helmholtz equation
    2. The Schrödinger and heat equations
    3. The three-variable Helmholtz and Laplace equations
    4. The wave equation
    5. The hypergeometric function and its generalizations
    Appendices
    References
    Index.

  • Author

    Willard Miller

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