Spectral Methods in Chemistry and Physics Applications to Kinetic Theory and Quantum Mechanics /

• Main Author: Shizgal, Bernard (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Scientific Computation,
• Subjects: Physics.; Chemometrics.; Physical chemistry.; Quantum physics.; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.; Physical Chemistry.; Math. Applications in Chemistry.; Quantum Physics.

This book is a pedagogical presentation of the application of spectral and pseudospectral methods to kinetic theory and quantum mechanics. There are additional applications to astrophysics, engineering, biology and many other fields. The main objective of this book is to provide the basic concepts t...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction to Spectral/Pseudospectral Methods
• Polynomial Basis functions and Quadratures.- Numerical Evaluation of Integrals and Derivatives
• Representation of Functions in Basis Sets
• Integral Equations in the Kinetic Theory of Gases and Related Topics
• Spectral and Pseudospectral Methods of Solution of the Fokker-Planck and Schrödinger Equations
• Index.