MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS

This new book on Mathematical Methods In Physics is intended to be used for a 2semester course for first year MA or PhD physics graduate students or senior undergraduates majoring in physics engineering or other technically related fieldsEmphasis has been placed on physics applications included where appropriate to complement basic theories Applications include moment of inertia in Tensor Analysis Maxwell39s equations magnetostatic stress tensor continuity equation and heat flow in fields special and spherical harmonics in Hilbert Space electrostatics hydrodynamics and Gamma function in Complex Variable Theory vibrating string vibrating membrane and harmonic oscillator in Ordinary Differential Equations age of the earth and temperature variation of the earth39s surface in Heat Conduction and field due to a moving point charge LienardWiechart potentials in Wave EquationsSubject not usually found in standard mathematical physics texts include Theory of Curves in Space in Vector Analysis and Retarded and Advanced DFunctions in Wave EquationsLastly problem solving techniques are presented by way of appendices comprising 75 pages of problems with their solutions These problems provide applications as well as extensions to the theoryA useful compendium with such excellent features will surely make it a key reference text