Elliptic Functions (London Mathematical Society Student Texts, Series Number 67)

Armitage, J. V.; Eberlein, W. F.

ISBN 10: 0521780780 / ISBN 13: 9780521780780

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Elliptic Functions (London Mathematical Society Student Texts, Series Number 67)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521780780
• ISBN 13: 9780521780780
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In its first six chapters, this text presents the basic ideas and properties of the Jacobi elliptic functions as a historical essay. Accordingly, it is based on the idea of inverting integrals which arise in the theory of differential equations and, in particular, the differential equation that describes the motion of a simple pendulum. The later chapters present a more conventional approach to the Weierstrass functions and to elliptic integrals, and the reader is introduced to the richly varied applications of the elliptic and related functions.

About the Author

J. V. Armitage is an Honorary Senior Fellow in Mathematical Sciences at the University of Durham.