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Mathematical Methods for Physicists: A concise introduction - Site Map

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Contents<br />

Preface<br />

xv<br />

1 Vector and tensor analysis 1<br />

Vectors and scalars 1<br />

Direction angles and direction cosines 3<br />

Vector algebra 4<br />

Equality of vectors 4<br />

Vector addition 4<br />

Multiplication by a scalar 4<br />

The scalar product 5<br />

The vector (cross or outer) product 7<br />

The triple scalar product A …B C† 10<br />

The triple vector product 11<br />

Change of coordinate system 11<br />

The linear vector space V n 13<br />

Vector di€erentiation 15<br />

Space curves 16<br />

Motion in a plane 17<br />

A vector treatment of classical orbit theory 18<br />

Vector di€erential of a scalar ®eld and the gradient 20<br />

Conservative vector ®eld 21<br />

The vector di€erential operator r 22<br />

Vector di€erentiation of a vector ®eld 22<br />

The divergence of a vector 22<br />

The operator r 2 , the Laplacian 24<br />

The curl of a vector 24<br />

Formulas involving r 27<br />

Orthogonal curvilinear coordinates 27<br />

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