Differential Equations: Their Solution Using Symmetries - Softcover

Stephani, Hans

 
9780521366892: Differential Equations: Their Solution Using Symmetries

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This book provides an introduction to the theory and application of the solution of differential equations using symmetries, a technique of great value in mathematics and the physical sciences. In many branches of physics, mathematics, and engineering, solving a problem means a set of ordinary or partial differential equations. Nearly all methods of constructing closed form solutions rely on symmetries. The theory and application of such methods have therefore attracted increasing attention in the last two decades. In this text the emphasis is on how to find and use the symmetries in different cases. Many examples are discussed, and the book includes more than 100 exercises. This book will form an introduction accessible to beginning graduate students in physics, applied mathematics, and engineering. Advanced graduate students and researchers in these disciplines will find the book an invaluable reference.

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This book provides an introduction to the application of the solution of differential equations using symmetries, a technique of great value in mathematics and the physical science.

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ISBN 10:  0521355311 ISBN 13:  9780521355315
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1990
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