Mathematica for Theoretical Physics: Electrodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, General Relativity, and Fractals [Hardcover]

Gerd Baumann (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 16, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0387219331 | ISBN-13: 978-0387219332 | Edition: 2nd

Class-tested textbook that shows readers how to solve physical problems and deal with their underlying theoretical concepts while using Mathematica® to derive numeric and symbolic solutions. Delivers dozens of fully interactive examples for learning and implementation, constants and formulae can readily be altered and adapted for the user’s purposes. New edition offers enlarged two-volume format suitable to courses in mechanics and electrodynamics, while offering dozens of new examples and a more rewarding interactive learning environment.  

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From the reviews of the second edition: "The new edition contains a lot of additional material and new examples, and more emphasis is put on an interactive problem solving. In particular, advantage is taken of many special functions and frequently used operations which are available in Mathematica, in order to demonstrate how Mathematica can be used to replace lengthy ‘by-hand’ calculations and to give graphical support." (M. Plum, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1095 (21), 2006)

From the Back Cover

Mathematica for Theoretical Physics: Electrodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, General Relativity, and Fractals This second edition of Baumann's Mathematica® in Theoretical Physics shows readers how to solve physical problems and deal with their underlying theoretical concepts while using Mathematica® to derive numeric and symbolic solutions. Each example and calculation can be evaluated by the reader, and the reader can change the example calculations and adopt the given code to related or similar problems. The second edition has been completely revised and expanded into two volumes: The first volume covers classical mechanics and nonlinear dynamics. Both topics are the basis of a regular mechanics course. The second volume covers electrodynamics, quantum mechanics, relativity, and fractals and fractional calculus. New examples have been added and the representation has been reworked to provide a more interactive problem-solving presentation. This book can be used as a textbook or as a reference work, by students and researchers alike. A brief glossary of terms and functions is contained in the appendices. The CD-ROM accompanying each of the two volumes contains Mathematica® notebooks as well as Mathematica® programs. The notebooks contain the entire text of the corresponding volume and can interface with Mathematica®. The examples given in the text can also be interactively used and changed for the reader’s purposes. The Author, Gerd Baumann, is affiliated with the Mathematical Physics Division of the University of Ulm, Germany, where he is professor. He is the author of Symmetry Analysis of Differential Equations with Mathematica®. Dr. Baumann has given numerous invited talks at universities and industry alike. He regularly hosts seminars and lectures on symbolic computing at the University of Ulm and at TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN (TUM), Munich.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 426 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 2nd edition (August 16, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387219331
• ISBN-13: 978-0387219332
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,158,413 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good book, March 24, 2006

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This review is from: Mathematica for Theoretical Physics: Electrodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, General Relativity, and Fractals (Hardcover)

This is a very good book in it's subject. The examples taken from Quantum Mechanics ,Fractals and General Relativity are quite impressive.But I would expect even more problems taken from the field of Electrodynamics.I think that this book is a"must have" for anyone who's interesting in computational methods for solving basic problems of theoretical physics.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Warning, the only thing of use requires you to pay extra for it!!!!, August 12, 2011

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This review is from: Mathematica for Theoretical Physics: Electrodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, General Relativity, and Fractals (Hardcover)

From page 820 of the book we read:

"This package is available from the author by request. To support the future development of the package FractionalCalculus, we have to charge for the package"

HELLO! I payed for the book. Charge for updates, OK...

THIS IS FRAUD IN THE INDUCEMENT!!!!!

Everything else in the book is available online for free.

Also, try to find the author and pay for a copy of the code.

Where are you hiding Gerd...

Save your money, and if you have money please sue this idiot!

I wasted my money buying this book in October 2005 and now that I need FracCalc code... oh well - I guess Germans are as messed up as we are in America...

Take you money elsewhere is my take!