Problems in Differential Geometry and Topology – Mishchenko, Solovyev, Fomenko

In this post we will see the book Problems in Differential Geometry and Topology by  A. S. Mishchenko, Yu. P. Solovyev and A. T. Fomenko

A S Mishchenko, Yu.P.Solovyev, A T Fomenko-Problems in Differential Geometry and Topology-Mir Publishers (1985)About the book

This problem book is compiled by eminent Moscow university teachers.
Based on many years of teaching experience at the mechanics-and-mathematics department, it contains problems practically for all sections of the differential geometry and topology course delivered for university students: besides classical branches of the theory of curves and surfaces, the reader win be offered problems in smooth manifold theory, Riemannian geometry, vector fields and differential forms, general topology, homotopy theory and elements of variational calculus. The structure of the volume corresponds to A Course of Differential Geometry and Topology (Moscow University Press 1980)  by Prof. A. T. Fomenko and Prof. A. S. Mishchenko Some problems however, touch upon topics outside the course lectures. The corresponding sections are provided with all necessary theoretical foundations.

About the authors

Alexander Sergeevich Mishchenko, D.Sc. (Phys.-Math.), is a professor at Moscow State University. His doctoral dissertation was devoted to modern aspects of algebraic K-theory. The author of more than 50 scientific papers and 4 books, Professor Mishchenko is a regular invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians. He is a member of the Inspection Committee of the Moscow Mathematical Society.

Anatoly Timofeevich Fomenko, D.Sc. (Phys.-Math.), is a professor at Moscow State University. In his dissertation “Multidimensional Problem of Plateau on Riemannian Manifolds”, which was awarded a prize by the Moscow Mathematical Society, he solved the classical problem of variational calculus. He is a regular invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians. Professor Fomenko has published more than 70 scientific papers and 5 books. His book Modern Geometry, coauthored with Academician S. R Novikov and B. A. Dubrovin, was published in French by Mir Publishers.

Yury Petrovich Solovyev, Cand.Sc. (Phys.-Math.), is a senior scientific worker at Moscow State University. Solovyev’s scientific interests lie in the field of algebraic K .. theory. He has published more than 40 papers, and serves as deputy editor-in-chief of the popular mathematics magazine Quantum.

The book was translated from the Russian by Oleg Efimov and was first published by Mir in 1985.

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Contents

Preface 5
1. Application of Linear Algebra to Geometry 7
2. Systems of Coordinates 9
3. Riemannian Metric 14
4. Theory of Curves 16
5. Surfaces 34
6. Manifolds 53
7. Transformation Groups 60
8. Vector Fields 64
9. Tensor Analysis 70
10. Differential Forms, Integral Formulae, De Rham Cohomology 75
11. General Topology 81
12. Homotopy Theory 87
13. Covering Maps, Fibre Spaces, Riemann Surfaces 97
14. Degree of Mapping 105
15. Simplest Variational Problems 108
Answers and Hints 113
Bibliography 208

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The Theory of Functions of A Complex Variable – Sveshnikov, Tikhonov

In this post we will see the book The Theory of Functions of A Complex Variable by  A. G. Sveshnikov and A. N. Tikhonov.

 

Sveshnikov-Tikhonov-The-Theory-Of-Functions-Of-a-Complex-VariableAbout the book

The book covers basic aspects of complex numbers, complex variables and complex functions. It also deals with analytic functions, Laurent series etc.

The book was translated from the Russian by Eugene Yankovsky and was first published by Mir in 1971 with a reprint in 1973. The current book is the second edition first published in 1978 and reprinted in 1982.

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Contents

Introduction 9
Chapter 1. THE COMPLEX VARIABLE AND FUNCTIONS OF A COMPLEX VARIABLE 11

1.1. Complex Numbers and Operations on Complex Numbers 11
a. The concept of a complex number 11
b. Operations on complex numbers 11
c. The geometric interpretation of complex numbers 13
d. Extracting the root of a complex number 15

1.2. The Limit of a Sequence of Complex Numbers 17
a. The definition of a convergent sequence 17
b. Cauchy’s test 19
c. Point at infinity 19

1.3. The Concept of a Function of a Complex Variable. Continuity 20
a. Basic definitions 20
b. Continuity 23
c. Examples 26

1.4. Differentiating the Function of a Complex Variable 30
a. Definition. Cauchy-Riemann conditions 30
b. Properties of analytic functions 33
c. The geometric meaning of the derivative of a function of a complex variable 35
d. Examples 37

1.5. An Integral with Respect to a Complex Variable 38
a. Basic properties 38
b. Cauchy’s Theorem 41
c. Indefinite Integral 44

1.6. Cauchy’s Integral 47
a. Deriving Cauchy’s formula 47
b. Corollaries to Cauchy’s formula 50
c. The maximum-modulus principle of an analytic function 51

1.7. Integrals Dependent on a Parameter 53
a. Analytic dependence on a parameter 53
b. An analytic function and the existence of derivatives of all orders 55
Chapter 2. SERIES OF ANALYTIC FUNCTIONS 58

2.1. Uniformly Convergent Series of Functions of a Complex Variable 58
a. Number series 58
b. Functional series. Uniform convergence 59
c. Properties of uniformly convergent series. Weierstrass’ theorems 62
d. Improper integrals dependent on a parameter 66

2.2. Power Series. Taylor’s Series 67
a. Abel’s theorem 67
b. Taylor’s series 72
c. Examples 74

2.3. Uniqueness of Definition of an Analytic Function 76
a. Zeros of an analytic function 76
b. Uniqueness theorem 77

Chapter 3. ANALYTIC CONTINUATION. ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS OF A COMPLEX VARIABLE 80

3.1. Elementary Functions of a Complex Variable. Continuation
from the Real Axis 80
a. Continuation from the real axis 80
b. Continuation of relations 84
c. Properties of elementary functions 87
d. Mappings of elementary functions 91

3.2. Analytic Continuation. The Riemann Surface 95
a. Basic principles. The concept of a Riemann surface 95
b. Analytic continuation across a boundary 98
c. Examples in constructing analytic continuations. Continuation across a boundary 100
d. Examples in constructing analytic continuations. Continuation by means of power series 105
e. Regular and singular points of an analytic function 108
f. The concept of a complete analytic function 111

Chapter 4. THE LAURENT SERIES AND ISOLATED SINGULAR POINTS 113

4.1. The Laurent Series 113
a. The domain of convergence of a Laurent series 113
b. Expansion of an analytic function in a Laurent series 115

4.2. A Classification of the Isolated Singular Points of a Single-Valued Analytic Function 118

Chapter 5. RESIDUES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS 125

5.1. The Residue of an Analytic Function at an Isolated Singularity 125
a. Definition of a residue. Formulas for evaluating residues 125
b. The residue theorem 127

5.2. Evaluation of Definite Integrals by !\leans of Residues 130
a. Integrals of the form $\int^{2 \pi}_{0}R (\cos \theta \sin \theta ) d \theta$ 131
b. Integrals of the form $\int^{\infty}_{\infty} f(x)dx$ 132
c. Integrals of the form $\int^{\infty}_{\infty} \exp(iax)f(x)dx$. Jordan’s lemma  135
d. The case of multiple-valued functions 141

5.3. Logarithmic Residue 147
a. The concept of a logarithmic residue 147
b. Counting the number of zeros of an analytic function 149

Chapter 6. CONFORMAL MAPPING 153

6.1. General Properties 153
a. Definition of a conformal mapping 153
b. Elementary examples 157
c. Basic principles 160
d. Riemann’s theorem 166

6.2. Linear-Fractional Function 169

6.3. Zhukovsky’s Function 179

6.4. Schwartz-Christoffel Integral. Transformation of Polygons 181

Chapter 7. ANALYTIC FUNCTIONS IN THE SOLUTION OF BOUNDARY-VALUE PROBLEMS 191

7. 1. Generalities 191
a. The relationship of analytic and harmonic functions 191
b. Preservation of the Laplace operator in a conformal mapping 192
c. Dirichlet’s problem 194
d. Constructing a source function 197

7.2. Applications to Problems in Mechanics and Physics 199
a. Two-dimensional steady-state flow of a fluid 199
b. A two-dimensional electrostatic field 211

Chapter 8. FUNDAMENTALS OF OPERATIONAL CALCULUS 221

8.1. Basic Properties of the Laplace Transformation 221
a. Definition 221
b. Transforms of elementary functions 225
c. Properties of a transform 227
d. Table of properties of transforms 236
e. Table of transforms 236

8.2. Determining the Original Function from the Transform 238
a. Mellin’s formula 238
h. Existence conditions of the original function 241
c. Computing the Mellin integral 245
d. The case of a function regular at infinity 249

8.3. Solving Problems for Linear Differential Equations by the Operational Method 252
a. Ordinary differential equations 252
b. Heat-conduction equation 257
c. The boundary-value problem for a partial differential equation 259

Appendix I. SADDLE-POINT METHOD 261

I.1. Introductory Remarks 261

I.2. Laplace’s Method 264
I.3. The Saddle-Point Method 271
Appendix II. THE WIENER-HOPF METHOD 280

II.1. Introductory Remarks 280
11.2. Analytic Properties of the Fourier Transformation 284
11.3. Integral Equations with a Difference Kernel 287
II.4. General Scheme of the Wiener-Hopf Method 292
II.5. Problems Which Reduce to Integral Equations with a Difference
Kernel 297
a. Derivation of Milne’s equation 297
b. Investigating the solution of Milne’s equation 301
c. Diffraction on a flat screen 305
II.6. Solving Boundary-Value Problems for Partial Differential Equations by the Wiener-Hopf Method 306

Appendix III. FUNCTIONS OF MANY COMPLEX VARIABLES 310

III.1. Basic Definitions 310
III.2. The Concept of an Analytic Function of Many Complex Variables 311
III.3. Cauchy’s Formula 312
III.4. Power Series 314
III.5. Taylor’s Series 316
III.6. Analytic Continuation 317

Appendix IV. WATSON’S METHOD 320
References 328
Name Index 329
Subject Index 330

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Lectures on the Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable – Sidorov, Fedoryuk, Shabunin

In this post we will see the book Lectures on the Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable by Yu. V. Sidorov, M. V. Fedoryuk, M. I. Shabunin.

Yu. V. Sidorov, M. V. Fedoryuk, M. I. Shabunin - Lectures on the Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable

About the book

This book is based on more than ten years experience in teaching the theory of functions of a complex variable at the Moscow Physics and Technology Institute. It is a textbook for students of universities and institutes of technology with an advanced mathematical program.
We believe that it can also be used for independent study.
We have stressed the methods of the theory that are often used in applied sciences. These methods include series expansions, conformal mapping, application of the theory of residues to evaluating definite integrals, and asymptotic methods. The material is structured in a way that will give the reader the maximum assistance in mastering the basics of the theory. To this end we have provided a wide range of worked-out examples. We hope that these will help the reader
acquire a deeper understanding of the theory and experience in
problem solving.

The book was translated from Russian by Eugene Yankovsky and was first published by Mir in 1985.

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Contents

Preface 5
Chapter I Introduction 9

1 Complex Numbers 9
2 Sequences and Series of Complex Numbers 20
3 Curves and Domains in the Complex Plane 25
4 Continuous Functions of a Complex Variable 36
5 Integrating Functions of a Complex Variable 45
6 The Function arg z 51
Chapter II Regular Functions 59

7 Differentiable Functions. The Cauchy-Riemann Equations 59
8 The Geometric Interpretation of the Derivative 66
9 Cauchy’s Integral Theorem 76 .–
10 Cauchy’s Integral Formula 84
11 Power Series 87
12 Properties of Regular Functions 90
13 The Inverse Function 102
14 The Uniqueness Theorem 108
15 Analytic Continuation 110
16 Integrals Depending on a Parameter 112
Chapter III The Laurent Series. Isolated Singular Points of a Single-Valued Functions 123
17 The Laurent Series 123
18 Isolated Singular Points of Single- Valued Functions 128
19 Liouville’s Theorem 138
Chapter IV Multiple-Valued Analytic Functions 141

20 The Concept of an Analytic Function 141
21 The Function In z 147
22 The Power Function. Branch Points of Analytic Functions 155
23 The Primitive of an Analytic Function. Inverse Trigonometric
Functions 166
24 Regular Branches of Analytic Functions 170
25 Singular Boundary Points 189
26 Singular Points of Analytic Functions. The Concept of a Riemann
Surface 194
27 Analytic Theory of Linear Second-Order Ordinary Differential
Equations 204

Chapter V Residues and Their Applications 220
28 Residue Theorems 220
29 Use of Residues for Evaluating Definite Integrals 230
30 The Argument Principle and Rouche’s Theorem 255
31 The Partial-Fraction Expansion of Meromorphic Functions 260
Chapter VI Conformal Mapping 270

32 Local Properties of Mappings Performed by Regular Functions 270
33 General Properties of Conformal Mappings 276
34 The Linear-Fractional Function 282
35 Conformal Mapping Performed by Elementary Functions 291
36 The Riemann-Schwarz Symmetry Principle 315
37 The Schwarz-Cristoffel Transformation Formula 326
38 The Dirichlet Problem 339
39 Vector Fields in a Plane 354
40 Some Physical Problems from Vector Field Theory 363
Chapter VII Simple Asymptotic Methods 371

41 Some Asymptotic Estimates 371
42 Asymptotic Expansions 389
43 Laplace’s Method 396
44 The Method of Stationary Phase 409
45 The Saddle-Point Method ‘•18
46 Laplace’s Method of Contour Integration 434

Chapter VIII Operational Calculus 446

47 Basic Properties of the Laplace Transformation 446
48 Reconstructing Object Function from Result Function 454
49 Solving Linear Differential Equations via the Laplace Transformation
468
50 String Vibrations from Instantaneous Shock 476
Selected Bibliography 486
Name Index 488
Subject Index 489

 

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Going To Kindergarten by Nadezhda Kalinina

Nadezhda-Kalinina-Going-To-Kindergarten_0000In this post we will see a pretty illustrated book for children titled Going To Kindergarten by Nadezhda Kalinina.Nadezhda-Kalinina-Going-To-Kindergarten_0012

The book was translated from Russian to English by Fainna Solasko, and drawings were made by Veniamin Losin. The book was published by Progress Publishers first in 1974, and second reprint was in 1982.

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Cells, Cells And More Cells – P. Katin

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In this post we will see a wonderfully illustrated book Cells, Cells And More Cells by P. Katin.

Do you have a mirror at home? Go and take a good look at yourself. There is your nose, your ears, your eyes and your mouth. If the mirror is large or if you have already crawled up on a chair, then you can see your shoulders, your arms and your stomach. Where did all those different parts of you come from? They simply grew. Remember, you were smaller on your last birthday than you are now. And your arms were smaller, and your legs, and your ears, and even your nose. And two years ago on your birthday you were even smaller. You probably don’t remember what you looked like three years ago. But believe me (and if you don’t, ask your mother, or father or grandmother) before that you were very small. And before that? Before that you were very tiny, smaller than the smallest dot on a piece of paper. And you can’t give that dot legs or arms or a nose. Not because the pencil is too thick, but because you did not have them then. And you didn’t have ears, or eyes, or a stomach. You were a cell. One tiny, little cell.

If you want to know what a cell is and where it came from, read further.

The book was published by Raduga in 1990 and was translated from the Russian by Tracy Kuehn. The wonderful illustrations are by Victor Korolkov.

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Table of Contents

HOW DID YOU BEGIN? 4

CELLS 6

HOW BIG ARE CELLS? 8

WHAT COLOR ARE CELLS? 10

WHAT SHAPES ARE CELLS?  12

WHAT ARE CELLS MADE OF? 14

HOW ARE CELLS MADE? 16

WHY DO WE NEED CHROMOSOMES? 22

CHILDREN FROM CELLS 26

HOW ARE CHILDREN MADE? 28

A BOY OR A GIRL? 30

NOW WHAT DO YOU KNOW?32

 

 

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Kiselev’s Geometry / Book I. Planimetry Vol IBy A. P. Kiselev, Alexander Givental
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Kiselev’s Geometry / Book II. Stereometry  Vol IIBy A. P. Kiselev, Alexander Givental
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Selected Problems and Theorems in Elementary Mathematics By D.O. Shklyarsky, N. N. Chentsov, I. M. Yaglom | MIR 1979
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Thanks a double of million!

We have crossed 2 Million number of views!

Thanks for all those who helped to get the project going.

Though we have been not consistent with new posts in recent past, we will make up for it soon.

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Little Mathematics Library- An Unusual Algebra

The next book on LML series is here. An Unusual Algebra by I.M.Yaglom Translated from the Russian by G. Volosova.

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About

The present book is based on the lecture given by the author to senior pupils in Moscow on the 20th of April of 1966. The distinction between the material of the lecture and that of the book is that the latter includes exercises at the end of each section (the most difficult problems in the exercises are marked by an asterisk). At the end of the book are placed answers and hints to some of the problems. The reader is advised to solve most of the problems, if not all, because only after the problems have been solved can the reader be sure that he understands the subject matter of the book. The book contains some optional material (in particular, Sec. 7 and Appendix which are starred in the table of contents) that can be omitted in the first reading of the book. The corresponding parts of the text of the book are marked by one star at the beginning and by two stars at the end. However, in the second reading of the book it is advisable to study Sec. 7 since it contains some material important for practical applications of the theory of Boolean algebras.
The bibliography given at the end of the book lists some books which can be of use to the readers who want to study the theory of Boolean algebras more thoroughly.
The author is grateful to S. G. Gindikin for valuable advice and to F. I. Kizner for the thoroughness and initiative in editing the book.

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Tales About Metals – Venetsky

We now come to a wonderful book titled Tales About Metals by S. Venetsky. Earlier we had seen the sequel to this book On Rare and Scattered Metals by the same author.

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About

For ages have metals faithfully served humanity in all its endeavours to conquer the elements, unravel the mysteries of Nature and build powerful machines and installations. The world of metals is diverse and absorbing. The history of some of its representatives, notably, copper, iron, lead, mercury, gold, silver and tin dates thousands of years back. Others were discovered within just a few recent decades.

The properties of metals are extremely varied. Mercury will not freeze even at below-zero temperatures, while tungsten will not be consumed by the hottest of flames. Lithium could make a fine swimmer, being half as heavy as water and unable to sink no matter how hard it would try: osmium is a heavy-weight champion among metals and, thrown into water, will hit the bottom faster than a stone. Silver “gladly” conducts electricity, while titanium has an aversion to this “pastime”: its electrical conductivity is only a 300 th part that of silver. We come across iron wherever we turn and holmium is found in such minute quantities in the earth’s crust that it is fabulously expensive: a grain of pure holmium is several hundred times more expensive than gold.

But for all their differences, metals have one thing in common— they all belong to one large family. S. I. Venetsky’s Tales About Metals contains much information on the history of discovery of many metals and on their present and future uses.

It was not the author’s idea to give any systematized account of every metal he tells about. The history of metals abounds in amazing incidents, at times romantic or humorous, at times tragic. And it is mostly this aspect that the author had in mind when he wrote his book.

The book is intended for those who are ever curious, not only youngsters who are just discovering the world of science for themselves, but also those who have probably said goodbye to school and college, but still seize upon every opportunity to learn more about things around them.

The book has many Tales about metals related to their uses and discovery. It is a joy to read these, and I have cherished these Tales since my childhood. The Tales take you to distant times and lands, place the metals in a humanistic framework and expand your imagination. Hope it invokes same feelings in you too. Also the little water paintings that appear in these Tales make the reading much more fun, as a reader you are taken to the fantasy world through these little images.

Some of them can be seen below:

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This book was translated from the Russian by N. G. Kittell and was first published by Mir in 1981 and was reprinted in 1988.

This is one of the first books that I had ever got, so has a special meaning for me. There is a Marathi version of this book as well (धातुंच्या नवलकथा), I used to have a hard copy, but it is no longer with me. Also a Hindi translation titled काहानियां धातुओं की for Tales About Metals exists.

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Many, many thanks to Guptaji for the scan of this wonderful book.

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Contents

About This Book 6

The Lightest Metal 7

Space-Age Metal 14

A Fighter Against Fatigue 21

Silver from Clay 28

Son of the Earth 38

“Vitamin V” 47

The “Red Lead” Mystery 54

Iron’s Old Companion 63

A Great Toiler 71

The Charge of the Guns of Peace 83

“Copper Devil” 91

One of the Oldest and Celebrated Metals 100

A “Clothing” for Uranium Rods Ill

The Forty First 118

Iron’s Ally 125

Of a Noble Origin 133

“Hard” but Soft 144

Born “in Torment” 151

Giving Light 157

Behind Three Locks 165

The King of Metals and the Metal of Kings 173

Silver Water 186

The Metal that Destroyed Rome 193

The Fuel of the Twentieth Century 200

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Introduction to Semiconductor Theory – Anselm

In this post we will see Introduction to Semiconductor Theory by A. Anselm.

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About the book

This book has been written mainly for the benefit of people engaged in experimental work in the field of semiconductor physics. It will probably prove useful to students specializing in physics. Among the principal subjects treated in this book are crystal lattice vibrations, the laws of electron motion in an ideal and a perturbed periodic fields, the kinetic equation and transport phenomena (electric current).

The reader must be familiar with mathematics, quantum mechanics and physical statistics within the limits specified in the curricula of physical faculties of universities or physical and mathematical faculties of polytechnical colleges. He or she need not have a detailed knowledge of those courses but is expected to be able to find a way through the appropriate sections of textbooks referred to.

The special feature of the book is that those elementary facts are used to derive all the formulae. This, I hope, is done meticulously enough to make the book comprehensible for the above mentioned category of readers.

Some mathematical derivations of a more complex nature and less connected with the main text are presented in the end of the book in Appendices.

The book was translated from the Russian by M. M. Samokhvalov and was first published by Mir Publishers in 1981.

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