Special Functions, An Introduction to the Classical Functions of Mathematical Physics

Wiley, ISBN: 0471-11313-1 (1996).

About the book

1. Preface
2. Contents
3. Reviews
4. Errata and Comments

Preface

Contents

1. Bernoulli, Euler and Stirling Numbers, 1
2. Useful Methods and Techniques, 29
3. The Gamma Function, 41
4. Differential Equations, 79
5. Hypergeometric Functions, 107
6. Orthogonal Polynomials, 133
7. Confluent Hypergeometric Functions, 171
8. Legendre Functions, 193
9. Bessel Functions, 219
10. Separating the Wave Equation, 257
11. Special Statistical Distribution Functions, 275
12. Elliptic Integrals and Elliptic Functions, 315
13. Numerical Aspects of Special Functions, 333
14. Bibliography, 349
15. Notations and Symbols, 361
16. Index, 365

Reviews

1. SIAM Review, Vol. 39 (2) 355 - 356 (1997). Review by F.W.J. Olver.
2. The Mathematical Intelligencer, Vol. 19 (4) 75 - 76 (1997). Review by R.S.C. Wong.
3. American Journal of Physics, Vol. 65 (4) 452 (1997). Review by D. Zwillinger.
4. Mathematical Reviews, Review 97e: 33002 (1997). Review by J.M.H. Peters.
5. Zentalblatt fuer Mathematik, Review 865.33001 (1997). Review by H. Stahl.
6. Mathematics of Computation, Vol. 67 No. 222 872 - 874 (1998). Review by J. Wimp.
7. Mathematics Today, August 1998, 119 (1998). Review by V.V.S.S. Sastry.

Errata and Comments

For a list of errata and comments, see PDF.

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