From the book reviews: "Morais (Univ. of Aveiro, Portugal), Georgiev (Sofia Univ., Bulgaria), and Sproig (Freiberg Univ. of Mining and Technology, Germany) focus on properties and formulas concerning quaternionic variations on basic special functions (exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, hyperbolic, polynomial, binomial). Additionally, a chapter on linear algebra shows something of the delicate issues arising from noncommutative scalars. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, faculty, and professionals/practitioners." (D. V. Feldman, Choice, Vol. 52 (5), January, 2015) "Morais, Georgiev, and Sprossig's Real Quaternionic Calculus Handbook works through the fundamental properties and formulas necessary for working with quaternions. ... there are lots of exercises throughout (with solutions), and it could be used as a text for an early graduate or advanced undergraduate course. I like it best as a self-study guide ... . you are writing a test suite for quaternion computation in a computer algebra system, this is definitely the book for you." (Bill Wood, MAA Reviews, April, 2014) "The book is structured into ten chapters followed by another one containing the solutions of the problems proposed at the end of each chapter. ... the book is quite informative and could be of great value for peoples who want to enter into and advance in the fascinating world of quaternions." (Ivailo Mladenov, zbMATH, Vol. 1297, 2014)

With exercises at the end of each chapter and its straightforward writing style thebook addresses readers who have no prior knowledge on this subject but have a basic background in graduate mathematics courses, such as real and complex analysis, ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, and theory of distributions.
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Real quaternion analysis is a multi-faceted subject. Created to describe phenomena in special relativity, electrodynamics, spin etc., it has developed into a body of material that interacts with many branches of mathematics, such as complex analysis, harmonic analysis, differential geometry, and differential equations. It is also a ubiquitous factor in the description and elucidation of problems in mathematical physics. In the meantime real quaternion analysis has become a well established branch in mathematics and has been greatly successful in many different directions. This book is based on concrete examples and exercises rather than general theorems, thus making it suitable for an introductory one- or two-semester undergraduate course on some of the major aspects of real quaternion analysis in exercises. Alternatively, it may be used for beginning graduate level courses and as a reference work. With exercises at the end of each chapter and its straightforward writing style thebook addresses readers who have no prior knowledge on this subject but have a basic background in graduate mathematics courses, such as real and complex analysis, ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, and theory of distributions.
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Gives a brief introduction in the algebra, geometry and elementary analysis of quaternions and quaternion functions Presents solutions or hints for the solution of 150 problems, and supplementary exercises for a course on quaternions Provides basic knowledge for computing with matrices with quaternion entries Includes important historical remarks
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9783034806213
Publisert
2014-01-21
Utgiver
Springer Basel; Springer Basel
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
168 mm
Aldersnivå
Upper undergraduate, UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
12