Integral Equations: A Practical Treatment, from Spectral Theory to Applications (Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics, Series Number 5) - Softcover

Book 2 of 44: Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics

Porter, David; Stirling, David S. G.

 
9780521337427: Integral Equations: A Practical Treatment, from Spectral Theory to Applications (Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics, Series Number 5)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521337429 ISBN 13: 9780521337427
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1990

Synopsis

This book gives a rigorous and practical treatment of integral equations and aims to tackle the solution of integral equations using a blend of abstract structural results and more direct, down-to-earth mathematics. The interplay between these two approaches is a central feature of the text, and it allows a thorough account to be given of many of the types of integral equation that arise, particularly in numerical analysis and fluid mechanics. Because it is not always possible to find explicit solutions to the problems posed, much attention is devoted to obtaining qualitative information and approximations and the associated error estimates.

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Book Description

Blending abstract structural results and more direct, practical mathematics, this exacting study provides a thorough account of many types of integral equations, particularly in numerical analysis and fluid mechanics.

Review

"...Porter and Stirling provide a precise and practical methodology for solving integral equations." Directions

"This book may be successfully used by graduate students and by any person working in the field of applied mathematics; it gives a very good treatment of all the subjects involved." A. Corduneanu, Mathematical Reviews

"...this is not a treatise but an excellent book from which to learn the subject, and therefore at least as valuable for the undergraduate library. Its level is just right for the beginning graduate student or the highly motivated senior." Choice

"...a very good book for students who want to become familiar with the basic theory of linear integral equations." Harry Hochstadt, SIAM Review

"...an excellent way to gain acquaintance with integral equations... Jet Wimp, The Mathematical Intelligencer

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1990
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521337429
ISBN 13 
9780521337427
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
388

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