Special functions a graduate text

The subject of special functions is often presented as a collection of disparate results, which are rarely organised in a coherent way. This book answers the need for a different approach to the subject. The authors' main goals are to emphasise general unifying principles coherently and to prov...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Beals, Richard, Wong, Roderick (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2010
Series:Cambridge studies in advanced mathematics
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Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Orientation
  • Gamma, beta, zeta
  • Second-order differential equations
  • Orthogonal polynomials
  • Discrete orthogonal polynomials
  • Confluent hypergeometric functions
  • Cylinder functions
  • Hypergeometric functions
  • Spherical functions
  • Asymptotics
  • Elliptic functions