Mathematics of Classical and Quantum Physics (Dover Books on Physics)
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (850 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 048667164X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 661 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Organized around the central concept of a vector space, the book includes numerous physical applications in the body of the text as well as many problems of a physical nature. Chapters 3, 4 and 5 — the backbone of the book — cover the theory of vector spaces. The authors have included a large selection of problems at the end of each chapter, some illustrating or extending mathematical points, others stressing physical application of techniques developed in the text.Essentially self-contained, the book assumes only the standard undergraduate preparation in physics and mathematics, i.e. Chapter 10 introduces the theory of groups. This textbook is designed to complement graduate-level physics texts in classical mechanics, electricity, magnetism, and quantum mechanics. Chap
"An excellent advanced text." according to Mostyn. This book gives an excellent coverage of mathematical physics from the standpoint of a vector space. It takes all of the mathematics that would normally be spread out over many courses and brings it together in one book. The treatment given here is concise and complete. It is well written and easy to follow unlike some texts.As other reviewers have said, this book is for adv. The best ever actsam If you are like so me, you have spent years torturing yourself with horrific books like Matthews and Walker or Arfken. But almost by accident I came across this absolute gem, this masterpiece of balance between rigor and informality. The book presents mathematical physics on a level that is exactly at the level of graduate physics. The notation, the viewpoint and the emphasi. Terrific book to ramp up and read original papers If you're tired of reading descriptive physics like Paul Davies' books and want to be able to read the original papers and follow the math, this is the book. It presumes a strong undergraduate math background in some areas but the explanations are clear and the proofs are easy to follow. If you want to read quantum physics, the chapters on vectors and operators will give you