1. Introduction. 1.1. Separation of variables. 1.2. Quantum mechanical angular momentum -- 2. Working in p dimensions. 2.1 Rotations in [symbol]. 2.2. Spherical coordinates in p dimensions. 2.3. The sphere in higher dimensions. 2.4. Arc length in spherical coordinates. 2.5. The divergence theorem in EP. 2.6. [symbol] in spherical coordinates. 2.7. Problems -- 3. Orthogonal polymials. 3.1. Orthogonality and expansions. 3.2. The recurrence formula. 3.3. The Rodrigues formula. 3.4. Approximations by polynomials. 3.5. Hilbert space and completeness. 3.6. Problems -- 4. Spherical harmonics in p dimensions. 4.1. Harmonic homogeneous polynomials. 4.2. Spherical harmonics and orthogonality. 4.3. Legendre polynomials. 4.4. Boundary value problems. 4.5. Problems -- 5. Solutions to problems. 5.1. Solutions to problems of chapter 2. 5.2. Solutions to problems of chapter 3. 5.3. Solutions to problems of chapter 4
| ISBN-13: | 9789814596695 |
| ISBN-10: | 9814596698 |
| Publisher: | World Scientific |
| Publication date: | 2014 |
| Pages: | 143 |
| Product dimensions: | Height: 9 Inches, Length: 6 Inches, Weight: 0.95 Pounds, Width: 0.44 Inches |
| Author: | Costas Efthimiou, Christopher Frye |
| Language: | en |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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