The theory of spherical and ellipsoidal harmonics

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The theory of spherical and ellipsoidal harmonics

by E.W. Hobson

Cambridge University Press, 2011

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"First Published 1931, First Paperback edition 2011"--T.p. verso

Publication date on t.p. is 1931

"Paperback Reissue"--Backcover

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Ernest William Hobson (1856-1933) was a prominent English mathematician who held the position of Sadleirian Professor at the University of Cambridge from 1910 to 1931. In this volume, which was originally published in 1931, Hobson focuses on the forms and analytical properties of the functions which arise in connection with those solutions of Laplace's equation which are adapted to the case of particular boundary problems. The investigations take into account functions not, as was the case when they were originally introduced, confined to the cases where degree and order are integral. This is a highly informative book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in spherical and ellipsoidal harmonics.

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • 1. The transformation of Laplaces's equation
  • 2. The solution of Laplace's equation in polar coordinates
  • 3. The Legendres associated functions
  • 4. Spherical harmonics
  • 5. Spherical harmonics of general type
  • 6. Approximate values of the generalized Legendres functions
  • 7. Representation of functions by series
  • 8. The addition theorems for general Legendres functions
  • 9. The zeros of Legendres functions and associated functions
  • 10. Harmonics for spaces bounded by surfaces of revolution
  • 11. Ellipsoidal harmonics
  • List of authors quoted
  • General index.

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  • NCID
    BB08996945
  • ISBN
    • 9781107605114
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    xi, 500 p
  • Size
    25 cm
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