Mathematica in Theoretical Physics: Selected Examples from Classical Mechanics to Fractals (TELOS - The Electronic Library of Science) - Hardcover

Baumann, Gerd

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0387944249 ISBN 13: 9780387944241

Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 1996

Synopsis

Mathematica in Theoretical Physics illustrates how Mathematica can be utilized to solve physical problems and deal with theoretical concepts. A translation of the highly successful German language book published by Springer-Verlag in 1993, this title includes over one hundred new pages containing more examples in classical mechanics. Non-trivial examples in electrodynamics, quantum mechanics, and general relativity are also provided. The author also includes the derivation of scaling solutions in non-linear physics and has added an introduction to Mathematica specifically designed for physicists and engineers - expanding and strengthening the original work. The diskette contains program code in Mathematica Notebook format.

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Review

From the reviews of the second edition:

"The new edition contains a lot of new material and examples ... . It is shown how Mathematica can be used to support (or to replace) many of the usual ‘by-hand’ calculations and to study the results instantaneously by means of graphical representations. In particular, advantage is taken of many special functions and operations ... which are available in Mathematica. The book contains many sample programs, in written form." (M. Plum, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1095 (21), 2006)

From the Back Cover

The primary purpose of this book is to show readers how to solve physical problems and deal with their underlying theoretical concepts, while using Mathematica to derive numerical and analytic solutions. Used as an everyday tool, Mathematica permits scientists and engineers to perform in-depth analysis of scientific computations and results. This book assumes only a basic understanding of theoretical concepts in physics. It can be used as a textbook, or as a reference work, by students and researchers alike. A brief glossary of terms and functions, as well as information explaining how to use the diskette, are contained in the appendices.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0387944249
• ISBN 13: 9780387944241
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 400