TY - BOOK AU - Petrini,Michela AU - Pradisi,Gianfranco AU - Zaffaroni,Alberto TI - Guide to mathematical methods for physicists: with problems and solutions T2 - Essential textbooks in physics SN - 9781786343437 U1 - 510 23 PY - 2018/// CY - New Jersey PB - World Scientific KW - Mathematical physics KW - Functional analysis N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Holomorphic functions -- 2. Integration -- 3. Taylor and Laurent series -- 4. Residues -- 5. Vector spaces -- 6. Spaces of functions -- 7. Distributions -- 8. Fourier analysis -- 9. Linear operators in Hilbert spaces I: the finite-dimensional case -- 10. Linear operators in Hilbert spaces II: the infinite-dimensional case -- Appendices N2 - This book provides a self-contained and rigorous presentation of the main mathematical tools needed in many fields of Physics, both classical and quantum. It covers topics treated in mathematics courses for final-year undergraduate and graduate physics programmes, including complex function: distributions, Fourier analysis, linear operators, Hilbert spaces and eigenvalue problems. The different topics are organised into two main parts - complex analysis and vector spaces - in order to stress how seemingly different mathematical tools, for instance the Fourier transform, eigenvalue problems or special functions, are all deeply interconnected. Also contained within each chapter are fully worked examples, problems and detailed solutions.A companion volume covering more advanced topics that enlarge and deepen those treated here is also available ER -