Distributions in the Physical and Engineering Sciences
Subtitle: Volume 1 (Applied and Numerical Harmonic Analysis)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Birkhauser
Published: November 1, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9780817639242
Subjects: Mathematics for scientists & engineers; Theory of distributions (Funct; Functional Analysis; Mathematics; Science/Mathematics; Theory of distributions (Functional analysis); Mathematical Analysis; Mathematics / Applied; Mathematics / Mathematical Analysis; Physics
First sentence: The notion of a distribution (or a generalized function-the term often used in other languages) is a comparatively recent invention, although the concept is one of the most important in mathematical areas with physical applications.