Theory and Applications of Special Functions

Ismail Mourad E. H. Koelink Erik

ISBN 10: 0387242317 / ISBN 13: 9780387242316

Published by Springer, 2005

pp. 508. Seller Inventory # 18279544

Synopsis:

This volume, "Theory and Applications of Special Functions," is d- icated to Mizan Rahman in honoring him for the many important c- tributions to the theory of special functions that he has made over the years, and still continues to make. Some of the papers were presented at a special session of the American Mathematical Society Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, in January 2003 organized by Mourad Ismail. Mizan Rahman's contributions are not only contained in his own - pers, but also indirectly in other papers for which he supplied useful and often essential information. We refer to the paper on his mathematics in this volume for more information. This paper contains some personal recollections and tries to describe Mizan Rahman's literary writings in his mother tongue, Bengali. An even more personal paper on Mizan Rahman is the letter by his sons, whom we thank for allowing us to reproduce it in this book. The theory of special functions is very much an application driven field of mathematics. This is a very old field, dating back to the 18th century when physicists and mathematician were looking for solutions of the fundamental differential equations of mathematical physics. Since then the field has grown enormously, and this book reflects only part of the known applications.

From the Back Cover:

This book, dedicated to Mizan Rahman, is made up of a collection of articles on various aspects of q-series and special functions. Also, it includes an article by Askey, Ismail, and Koelink on Rahman’s mathematical contributions and how they influenced the recent upsurge in the subject. 

 Audience

This book is intended for researchers and graduate students in special functions, algebraic combinatorics, quantum groups, and integrable systems.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Theory and Applications of Special Functions
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New