Chebyshev and Fourier Spectral Methods
by John P. Boyd
Publisher: Dover Publications 2001
ISBN/ASIN: 0486411834
ISBN-13: 9780486411835
Number of pages: 611
Description:
The text focuses on use of spectral methods to solve boundary value, eigenvalue, and time-dependent problems, but also covers Hermite, Laguerre, rational Chebyshev, sinc, and spherical harmonic functions, as well as cardinal functions, linear eigenvalue problems, matrix-solving methods, coordinate transformations, methods for unbounded intervals, spherical and cylindrical geometry, and much more.
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