Unique in its clarity, examples, and range, Physical Mathematics
explains simply and succinctly the mathematics that graduate students
and professional physicists need to succeed in their courses and
research. The book illustrates the mathematics with numerous physical
examples drawn from contemporary research. This second edition has new
chapters on vector calculus, special relativity and artificial
intelligence and many new sections and examples. In addition to basic
subjects such as linear algebra, Fourier analysis, complex variables,
differential equations, Bessel functions, and spherical harmonics, the
book explains topics such as the singular value decomposition, Lie
algebras and group theory, tensors and general relativity, the central
limit theorem and Kolmogorov's theorems, Monte Carlo methods of
experimental and theoretical physics, Feynman's path integrals, and the
standard model of cosmology.