| Peturbation Techniques in Mathematics, Engineering & Physics Contributor(s): Bellman, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486432580 ISBN-13: 9780486432588 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $9.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2003 Annotation: Graduate students receive a stimulating introduction to analytical approximation techniques for solving differential equations in this text, which introduces a series of interesting and scientifically significant problems, indicates useful solutions, and supplies a guide to further reading. Intermediate calculus and basic grasp of ordinary differential equations are prerequisites. 1966 edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - General - Mathematics | Differential Equations - General - Technology & Engineering | Civil - General |
| Dewey: 515.35 |
| LCCN: 2003046260 |
| Series: Dover Books on Physics |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.38" W x 8.44" (0.34 lbs) 146 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An introduction to a variety of perturbation techniques for ordinary differential equations, this work outlines applications through specific examples. Mathematicians, engineers, and applied scientists will find its exposition entirely accessible. The first part covers the classical perturbation techniques. Dr. Bellman begins with a readily solved linear algebraic equation that exhibits some of the versatility of the Lagrange expansion theorem. This leads by easy stages to a discussion of the matrix exponential and to a brief excursion into the domain of Poincar and Lyapunov, where invariant imbedding is illustrated. Subsequent discussions of alternative perturbation techniques employ dynamic programming. The second chapter concentrates on nonlinear differential equations, presenting renormalization techniques of Lindstedt and Shohat and averaging techniques by Bellman and Richardson. The concluding chapter considers a variety of questions centering on a second-order linear differential equation, explaining the applications of the WKB-Liouville method and asymptotic series. Exercises, comments, and an annotated bibliography follow each demonstration of technique. The text presupposes a course in intermediate calculus and rudiments of the theory of ordinary differential equations. For the engineer, physicist, or mathematician working in fields requiring the solution of differential equations, this text provides a stimulating introduction to analytical approximation techniques. |