Describes properties of determinants of matrices, including special families of matrices, such as symmetric or orthogonal matrices. This book covers the applications to linear and quadratic forms. It features a chapter on elementary divisor theory.
Presents a series of lectures delivered by Stephen Wiggins at the Fields Institute in early 1993, that is concerned... Læs mere
This report is a resource for those who teach mathematics and statistics to pre-K-12 mathematics teachers, both future teachers and those who already teach in... Læs mere
Based on an AMS Short Course held in January 1992, this book is suitable for an advanced undergraduate mathematics course.
Orthogonal polynomials satisfy a three-term recursion relation irrespective of the weight function with respect to which they are defined. In this... Læs mere
Intends to solve the Cauchy problem for the Einstein vacuum equations with more general, asymptotically flat initial... Læs mere
Involves important and non-trivial results in contemporary probability theory motivated by polymer models, as well as other topics of importance in physics and chemistry.
String theory has had an increasing impact on many areas of physics: high energy and hadronic physics, gravitation and... Læs mere