American Mathematical Society Translations

American Mathematical Society Translations
Author: United States. Office of Naval Research
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2001-04-10
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780821896051

The articles in this collection present new results in combinatorics, algebra, algebraic geometry, dynamical systems, analysis, and probability. Of particular interest is the survey article by A. N. Kirillov devoted to combinatorics of Young diagrams and related problems of representation theory. Also included are articles devoted to the eightieth birthday of renowned Russian mathematician, V. A. Rokhlin, ``Remembrances of V. A. Rokhlin'', by I. R. Shafarevich, and ``An Unfinished Project of V.A. Rokhlin'', by V. N. Sudakov. The results, ideas, and methods given in the book will be of interest to a broad range of specialists.

Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society

Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society
Author: American Mathematical Society
Publisher:
Total Pages: 494
Release: 1976
Genre: Electronic journals
ISBN:

Contains the material formerly published in even-numbered issues of the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society.

Topics In Contemporary Mathematical Physics (Second Edition)

Topics In Contemporary Mathematical Physics (Second Edition)
Author: Kai S Lam
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Total Pages: 851
Release: 2015-09-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 981466782X

This new (second) edition contains a general treatment of quantum field theory (QFT) in a simple scalar field setting in addition to the modern material on the applications of differential geometry and topology, group theory, and the theory of linear operators to physics found in the first edition. All these are introduced without assuming more background on the part of the reader than a good foundation in undergraduate (junior) level mathematical physics. The new material entirely focuses on an introduction to quantum field theory, emphasizing the Feynman path (functional integral) approach to QFT and the renormalization group. With respect to the latter, the focus is on an introduction of its application to critical phenomena in statistical physics, following the outgrowth of the Callan-Symanzik equation originally developed in the context of high energy physics, and the seminal contributions of Kenneth Wilson. One of the overriding aims of the new material is also to draw students' attention to the deep connections between high energy physics and statistical mechanics. The unavoidable technical aspects are explained with a minimum of prerequisite material and jargon, and conceptual understanding is always given prominence before mastery of technical details, but the importance of the latter is never underestimated. Derivational details and motivational discussions are provided in abundance in order to ensure continuity of reading, and to avoid trying the readers' patience.

Topics in Contemporary Mathematical Physics

Topics in Contemporary Mathematical Physics
Author: Kai Shue Lam
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 628
Release: 2003
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789812384041

This textbook, pitched at the advanced-undergraduate to beginning-graduate level, focuses on mathematical topics of relevance in contemporary physics that are not usually covered in texts at the same level. Its main purpose is to help students appreciate and take advantage of the modern trend of very productive symbiosis between physics and mathematics. Three major areas are covered: (1) linear operators; (2) group representations and Lie algebra representations; and (3) topology and differential geometry. The features of this work include: an exposition style which is a fusion of those common in the standard physics and mathematics literatures; a level of exposition that varies from quite elementary to moderately advanced, so that the text should be of interest to a wide audience; a strong degree of thematic unity, despite the diversity of the topics covered; and cross references, so that, from any part of the book, the reader can trace easily where specific concepts or techniques are introduced.

The Random Matrix Theory of the Classical Compact Groups

The Random Matrix Theory of the Classical Compact Groups
Author: Elizabeth S. Meckes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2019-08-01
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1108317995

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of foundational results and recent progress in the study of random matrices from the classical compact groups, drawing on the subject's deep connections to geometry, analysis, algebra, physics, and statistics. The book sets a foundation with an introduction to the groups themselves and six different constructions of Haar measure. Classical and recent results are then presented in a digested, accessible form, including the following: results on the joint distributions of the entries; an extensive treatment of eigenvalue distributions, including the Weyl integration formula, moment formulae, and limit theorems and large deviations for the spectral measures; concentration of measure with applications both within random matrix theory and in high dimensional geometry; and results on characteristic polynomials with connections to the Riemann zeta function. This book will be a useful reference for researchers and an accessible introduction for students in related fields.

Optimization by Vector Space Methods

Optimization by Vector Space Methods
Author: David G. Luenberger
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 348
Release: 1997-01-23
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780471181170

Engineers must make decisions regarding the distribution of expensive resources in a manner that will be economically beneficial. This problem can be realistically formulated and logically analyzed with optimization theory. This book shows engineers how to use optimization theory to solve complex problems. Unifies the large field of optimization with a few geometric principles. Covers functional analysis with a minimum of mathematics. Contains problems that relate to the applications in the book.

Advanced Calculus (Revised Edition)

Advanced Calculus (Revised Edition)
Author: Lynn Harold Loomis
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Total Pages: 595
Release: 2014-02-26
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9814583952

An authorised reissue of the long out of print classic textbook, Advanced Calculus by the late Dr Lynn Loomis and Dr Shlomo Sternberg both of Harvard University has been a revered but hard to find textbook for the advanced calculus course for decades.This book is based on an honors course in advanced calculus that the authors gave in the 1960's. The foundational material, presented in the unstarred sections of Chapters 1 through 11, was normally covered, but different applications of this basic material were stressed from year to year, and the book therefore contains more material than was covered in any one year. It can accordingly be used (with omissions) as a text for a year's course in advanced calculus, or as a text for a three-semester introduction to analysis.The prerequisites are a good grounding in the calculus of one variable from a mathematically rigorous point of view, together with some acquaintance with linear algebra. The reader should be familiar with limit and continuity type arguments and have a certain amount of mathematical sophistication. As possible introductory texts, we mention Differential and Integral Calculus by R Courant, Calculus by T Apostol, Calculus by M Spivak, and Pure Mathematics by G Hardy. The reader should also have some experience with partial derivatives.In overall plan the book divides roughly into a first half which develops the calculus (principally the differential calculus) in the setting of normed vector spaces, and a second half which deals with the calculus of differentiable manifolds.