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Contributions to Fourier Analysis. (AM-25)
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ISBN: 0691079307 1400881951 Year: 2016 Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press,

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The description for this book, Contributions to Fourier Analysis. (AM-25), will be forthcoming.


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Outer billiards on kites
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ISBN: 1282458582 9786612458583 1400831970 9781400831975 0691142483 9780691142487 0691142491 9780691142494 9781282458581 6612458585 Year: 2009 Publisher: Princeton Princeton University Press

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Outer billiards is a basic dynamical system defined relative to a convex shape in the plane. B. H. Neumann introduced this system in the 1950's, and J. Moser popularized it as a toy model for celestial mechanics. All along, the so-called Moser-Neumann question has been one of the central problems in the field. This question asks whether or not one can have an outer billiards system with an unbounded orbit. The Moser-Neumann question is an idealized version of the question of whether, because of small disturbances in its orbit, the Earth can break out of its orbit and fly away from the Sun. In Outer Billiards on Kites, Richard Schwartz presents his affirmative solution to the Moser-Neumann problem. He shows that an outer billiards system can have an unbounded orbit when defined relative to any irrational kite. A kite is a quadrilateral having a diagonal that is a line of bilateral symmetry. The kite is irrational if the other diagonal divides the quadrilateral into two triangles whose areas are not rationally related. In addition to solving the basic problem, Schwartz relates outer billiards on kites to such topics as Diophantine approximation, the modular group, self-similar sets, polytope exchange maps, profinite completions of the integers, and solenoids--connections that together allow for a fairly complete analysis of the dynamical system.

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Hyperbolic spaces. --- Singularities (Mathematics) --- Transformations (Mathematics) --- Geometry, Plane. --- Plane geometry --- Algorithms --- Differential invariants --- Geometry, Differential --- Geometry, Algebraic --- Hyperbolic complex manifolds --- Manifolds, Hyperbolic complex --- Spaces, Hyperbolic --- Geometry, Non-Euclidean --- Abelian group. --- Automorphism. --- Big O notation. --- Bijection. --- Binary number. --- Bisection. --- Borel set. --- C0. --- Calculation. --- Cantor set. --- Cartesian coordinate system. --- Combination. --- Compass-and-straightedge construction. --- Congruence subgroup. --- Conjecture. --- Conjugacy class. --- Continuity equation. --- Convex lattice polytope. --- Convex polytope. --- Coprime integers. --- Counterexample. --- Cyclic group. --- Diameter. --- Diophantine approximation. --- Diophantine equation. --- Disjoint sets. --- Disjoint union. --- Division by zero. --- Embedding. --- Equation. --- Equivalence class. --- Ergodic theory. --- Ergodicity. --- Factorial. --- Fiber bundle. --- Fibonacci number. --- Fundamental domain. --- Gauss map. --- Geometry. --- Half-integer. --- Homeomorphism. --- Hyperbolic geometry. --- Hyperplane. --- Ideal triangle. --- Intersection (set theory). --- Interval exchange transformation. --- Inverse function. --- Inverse limit. --- Isometry group. --- Lattice (group). --- Limit set. --- Line segment. --- Linear algebra. --- Linear function. --- Line–line intersection. --- Main diagonal. --- Modular group. --- Monotonic function. --- Multiple (mathematics). --- Orthant. --- Outer billiard. --- Parallelogram. --- Parameter. --- Partial derivative. --- Penrose tiling. --- Permutation. --- Piecewise. --- Polygon. --- Polyhedron. --- Polytope. --- Product topology. --- Projective geometry. --- Rectangle. --- Renormalization. --- Rhombus. --- Right angle. --- Rotational symmetry. --- Sanity check. --- Scientific notation. --- Semicircle. --- Sign (mathematics). --- Special case. --- Square root of 2. --- Subsequence. --- Summation. --- Symbolic dynamics. --- Symmetry group. --- Tangent. --- Tetrahedron. --- Theorem. --- Toy model. --- Translational symmetry. --- Trapezoid. --- Triangle group. --- Triangle inequality. --- Two-dimensional space. --- Upper and lower bounds. --- Upper half-plane. --- Without loss of generality. --- Yair Minsky.


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Summing it up : from one plus one to modern number theory
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ISBN: 140088053X Year: 2016 Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press,

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We use addition on a daily basis-yet how many of us stop to truly consider the enormous and remarkable ramifications of this mathematical activity? Summing It Up uses addition as a springboard to present a fascinating and accessible look at numbers and number theory, and how we apply beautiful numerical properties to answer math problems. Mathematicians Avner Ash and Robert Gross explore addition's most basic characteristics as well as the addition of squares and other powers before moving onward to infinite series, modular forms, and issues at the forefront of current mathematical research.Ash and Gross tailor their succinct and engaging investigations for math enthusiasts of all backgrounds. Employing college algebra, the first part of the book examines such questions as, can all positive numbers be written as a sum of four perfect squares? The second section of the book incorporates calculus and examines infinite series-long sums that can only be defined by the concept of limit, as in the example of 1+1/2+1/4+. . .=? With the help of some group theory and geometry, the third section ties together the first two parts of the book through a discussion of modular forms-the analytic functions on the upper half-plane of the complex numbers that have growth and transformation properties. Ash and Gross show how modular forms are indispensable in modern number theory, for example in the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem.Appropriate for numbers novices as well as college math majors, Summing It Up delves into mathematics that will enlighten anyone fascinated by numbers.

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Number theory. --- Mathematics --- Number study --- Numbers, Theory of --- Algebra --- Absolute value. --- Addition. --- Analytic continuation. --- Analytic function. --- Automorphic form. --- Axiom. --- Bernoulli number. --- Big O notation. --- Binomial coefficient. --- Binomial theorem. --- Book. --- Calculation. --- Chain rule. --- Coefficient. --- Complex analysis. --- Complex number. --- Complex plane. --- Computation. --- Congruence subgroup. --- Conjecture. --- Constant function. --- Constant term. --- Convergent series. --- Coprime integers. --- Counting. --- Cusp form. --- Determinant. --- Diagram (category theory). --- Dirichlet series. --- Division by zero. --- Divisor. --- Elementary proof. --- Elliptic curve. --- Equation. --- Euclidean geometry. --- Existential quantification. --- Exponential function. --- Factorization. --- Fourier series. --- Function composition. --- Fundamental domain. --- Gaussian integer. --- Generating function. --- Geometric series. --- Geometry. --- Group theory. --- Hecke operator. --- Hexagonal number. --- Hyperbolic geometry. --- Integer factorization. --- Integer. --- Line segment. --- Linear combination. --- Logarithm. --- Mathematical induction. --- Mathematician. --- Mathematics. --- Matrix group. --- Modular form. --- Modular group. --- Natural number. --- Non-Euclidean geometry. --- Parity (mathematics). --- Pentagonal number. --- Periodic function. --- Polynomial. --- Power series. --- Prime factor. --- Prime number theorem. --- Prime number. --- Pythagorean theorem. --- Quadratic residue. --- Quantity. --- Radius of convergence. --- Rational number. --- Real number. --- Remainder. --- Riemann surface. --- Root of unity. --- Scientific notation. --- Semicircle. --- Series (mathematics). --- Sign (mathematics). --- Square number. --- Square root. --- Subgroup. --- Subset. --- Sum of squares. --- Summation. --- Taylor series. --- Theorem. --- Theory. --- Transfinite number. --- Triangular number. --- Two-dimensional space. --- Unique factorization domain. --- Upper half-plane. --- Variable (mathematics). --- Vector space.


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When least is best : how mathematicians discovered many clever ways to make things as small (or as large) as possible
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ISBN: 0691220387 9780691218762 Year: 2021 Publisher: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press,

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A mathematical journey through the most fascinating problems of extremes and how to solve them. What is the best way to photograph a speeding bullet? How can lost hikers find their way out of a forest? Why does light move through glass in the least amount of time possible? When Least Is Best combines the mathematical history of extrema with contemporary examples to answer these intriguing questions and more. Paul Nahin shows how life often works at the extremes--with values becoming as small (or as large) as possible--and he considers how mathematicians over the centuries, including Descartes, Fermat, and Kepler, have grappled with these problems of minima and maxima. Throughout, Nahin examines entertaining conundrums, such as how to build the shortest bridge possible between two towns, how to vary speed during a race, and how to make the perfect basketball shot. Moving from medieval writings and modern calculus to the field of optimization, the engaging and witty explorations of When Least Is Best will delight math enthusiasts everywhere.

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Mathematics --- Maxima and minima. --- MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy. --- History. --- Minima --- Math --- Science --- AP Calculus. --- Addition. --- Almost surely. --- American Mathematical Monthly. --- Arc (geometry). --- Calculation. --- Cambridge University Press. --- Cartesian coordinate system. --- Catenary. --- Central angle. --- Chain rule. --- Change of variables. --- Circumference. --- Clockwise. --- Convex function. --- Coordinate system. --- Curve. --- Cycloid. --- Cylinder (geometry). --- Derivative. --- Diameter. --- Differential calculus. --- Differential equation. --- Dimension. --- Dynamic programming. --- Elementary function. --- Equation. --- Equilateral triangle. --- Euler–Lagrange equation. --- Fermat's principle. --- Fluxion. --- Geometry. --- Honeycomb conjecture. --- Hyperbolic function. --- Hypotenuse. --- Illustration. --- Inequality of arithmetic and geometric means. --- Instant. --- Integer. --- Isoperimetric problem. --- Iteration. --- Jensen's inequality. --- Johann Bernoulli. --- Kinetic energy. --- Length. --- Line (geometry). --- Line segment. --- Linear programming. --- Logarithm. --- Mathematical maturity. --- Mathematical problem. --- Mathematician. --- Mathematics. --- Newton's method. --- Notation. --- Parabola. --- Parametric equation. --- Partial derivative. --- Perimeter. --- Philosopher. --- Physicist. --- Pierre de Fermat. --- Polygon. --- Polynomial. --- Potential energy. --- Princeton University Press. --- Projectile. --- Pumping station. --- Pythagorean theorem. --- Quadratic equation. --- Quadratic formula. --- Quantity. --- Ray (optics). --- Real number. --- Rectangle. --- Refraction. --- Refractive index. --- Regiomontanus. --- Requirement. --- Result. --- Right angle. --- Right triangle. --- Science. --- Scientific notation. --- Second derivative. --- Semicircle. --- Sign (mathematics). --- Simple algebra. --- Simplex algorithm. --- Snell's law. --- Special case. --- Square root. --- Summation. --- Surface area. --- Tangent. --- Trigonometric functions. --- Variable (mathematics). --- Vertex angle. --- Writing.


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Rays, Waves, and Scattering : Topics in Classical Mathematical Physics
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ISBN: 140088540X Year: 2017 Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press,

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This one-of-a-kind book presents many of the mathematical concepts, structures, and techniques used in the study of rays, waves, and scattering. Panoramic in scope, it includes discussions of how ocean waves are refracted around islands and underwater ridges, how seismic waves are refracted in the earth's interior, how atmospheric waves are scattered by mountains and ridges, how the scattering of light waves produces the blue sky, and meteorological phenomena such as rainbows and coronas.Rays, Waves, and Scattering is a valuable resource for practitioners, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates in applied mathematics, theoretical physics, and engineering. Bridging the gap between advanced treatments of the subject written for specialists and less mathematical books aimed at beginners, this unique mathematical compendium features problems and exercises throughout that are geared to various levels of sophistication, covering everything from Ptolemy's theorem to Airy integrals (as well as more technical material), and several informative appendixes.Provides a panoramic look at wave motion in many different contextsFeatures problems and exercises throughoutIncludes numerous appendixes, some on topics not often coveredAn ideal reference book for practitionersCan also serve as a supplemental text in classical applied mathematics, particularly wave theory and mathematical methods in physics and engineeringAccessible to anyone with a strong background in ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, and functions of a complex variable

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Mathematical physics. --- Physical mathematics --- Physics --- Mathematics --- Airy approximation. --- Airy functions. --- Airy integral. --- Airy theory. --- Airy wavefront. --- Alexander's dark band. --- Bessel functions. --- Earth. --- Fermat's principle. --- Fresnel integrals. --- Hamilton's principle. --- Hamilton-Jacobi equation. --- Hamilton-Jacobi theory. --- Hamiltonian. --- Hooke's law. --- Kepler's laws of planetary motion. --- Lagrangian. --- Liouville transformation. --- Love waves. --- Navier equations. --- Ptolemy's theorem. --- Rayleigh scattering. --- Schrödinger equation. --- Sir George Biddle Airy. --- Snell's laws. --- Taylor–Goldstein equation. --- WKB(J) approximation. --- Wiechert-Herglotz inverse problem. --- acoustic wave propagation. --- action. --- angle of minimum deviation. --- applied mathematics. --- atmospheric waves. --- billow clouds. --- boundary-value problem. --- buoyancy waves. --- caustics. --- classical mechanics. --- classical wave equation. --- colors. --- complex plane. --- constant phase lines. --- contours. --- corona. --- currents. --- cusp catastrophes. --- deep water waves. --- differential equations. --- diffraction catastrophes. --- diffraction. --- dispersion relations. --- dispersion. --- divergence problem. --- earthquakes. --- eikonal equation. --- elastic solid. --- elastic waves. --- elementary mathematics. --- equations of motion. --- fluid equations. --- fold catastrophes. --- free surface. --- geometric wavefronts. --- geometrical optics. --- glory. --- inhomogeneous medium. --- integrals. --- intensity law. --- internal gravity waves. --- inverse scattering problem. --- islands. --- leading waves. --- lee waves. --- light waves. --- long waves. --- mathematics. --- meteorological optics. --- mountain waves. --- ocean acoustic waveguides. --- ocean acoustics. --- ocean waves. --- one-dimensional waves. --- optics. --- path. --- plane wave incident. --- plane waves. --- polarization. --- potential well. --- rainbow. --- ray equations. --- ray optics. --- ray theory. --- rays. --- reflection. --- refraction. --- ridge. --- scattering. --- seafloor. --- seismic rays. --- seismic tomography. --- seismic waves. --- semicircle theorem. --- shallow water waves. --- ship waves. --- short waves. --- strain. --- stratified fluid. --- stress. --- surface gravity waves. --- surface waves. --- transient waves. --- tsunami propagation. --- tsunamis. --- wave energy. --- wave refraction. --- wave trapping. --- wavefront. --- wavepackets. --- waves. --- wind shear.


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The Mathematical Mechanic : Using Physical Reasoning to Solve Problems
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ISBN: 0691244170 Year: 2022 Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press,

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Everybody knows that mathematics is indispensable to physics--imagine where we'd be today if Einstein and Newton didn't have the math to back up their ideas. But how many people realize that physics can be used to produce many astonishing and strikingly elegant solutions in mathematics? Mark Levi shows how in this delightful book, treating readers to a host of entertaining problems and mind-bending puzzlers that will amuse and inspire their inner physicist.Levi turns math and physics upside down, revealing how physics can simplify proofs and lead to quicker solutions and new theorems, and how physical solutions can illustrate why results are true in ways lengthy mathematical calculations never can. Did you know it's possible to derive the Pythagorean theorem by spinning a fish tank filled with water? Or that soap film holds the key to determining the cheapest container for a given volume? Or that the line of best fit for a data set can be found using a mechanical contraption made from a rod and springs? Levi demonstrates how to use physical intuition to solve these and other fascinating math problems. More than half the problems can be tackled by anyone with precalculus and basic geometry, while the more challenging problems require some calculus. This one-of-a-kind book explains physics and math concepts where needed, and includes an informative appendix of physical principles.The Mathematical Mechanic will appeal to anyone interested in the little-known connections between mathematics and physics and how both endeavors relate to the world around us.

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Mathematical physics. --- Problem solving. --- MATHEMATICS / General. --- Methodology --- Psychology --- Decision making --- Executive functions (Neuropsychology) --- Physical mathematics --- Physics --- Mathematics --- Addition. --- Analytic function. --- Angular acceleration. --- Angular velocity. --- Axle. --- Calculation. --- Capacitor. --- Cartesian coordinate system. --- Cauchy's integral formula. --- Center of mass (relativistic). --- Center of mass. --- Centroid. --- Ceva's theorem. --- Clockwise. --- Complex analysis. --- Complex number. --- Conservation of energy. --- Convex curve. --- Curvature. --- Curve. --- Cylinder (geometry). --- Derivative. --- Diameter. --- Differential geometry. --- Dimension. --- Division by zero. --- Dot product. --- Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. --- Electric current. --- Equation. --- Euler's formula. --- Euler–Lagrange equation. --- Fermat's principle. --- Friction. --- Fundamental theorem of calculus. --- Gaussian curvature. --- Generating function. --- Geodesic curvature. --- Geometry. --- Gravity. --- Green's theorem. --- Heat flux. --- Hinge. --- Hooke's law. --- Horizontal plane. --- Hypotenuse. --- Inductance. --- Instant. --- Kinetic energy. --- Line integral. --- Linear map. --- Mathematics. --- Mechanics. --- Moment of inertia. --- Newton's laws of motion. --- Normal (geometry). --- Ohm's law. --- Optics. --- Partial derivative. --- Potential energy. --- Proportionality (mathematics). --- Pythagorean theorem. --- Quadratic function. --- Quantity. --- Rectangle. --- Resistor. --- Right angle. --- Right triangle. --- Second law of thermodynamics. --- Semicircle. --- Series and parallel circuits. --- Sign (mathematics). --- Slinky. --- Snell's law. --- Soap bubble. --- Soap film. --- Special case. --- Spring (device). --- Stiffness. --- Summation. --- Surface area. --- Surface tension. --- Tangent space. --- Tangent. --- Telescope. --- Theorem. --- Thought experiment. --- Tractrix. --- Trapezoid. --- Trigonometric functions. --- Two-dimensional gas. --- Uncertainty principle. --- Unit circle. --- Unit vector. --- Vacuum. --- Variable (mathematics). --- Vector field. --- Voltage drop. --- Voltage. --- Wavefront.


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Contributions to the Theory of Nonlinear Oscillations (AM-45), Volume V
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ISBN: 1400882648 Year: 2016 Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press,

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The description for this book, Contributions to the Theory of Nonlinear Oscillations (AM-45), Volume V, will be forthcoming.

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Oscillations. --- Absolute value. --- Abstract algebra. --- Affine plane. --- Affine space. --- Algebraic Method. --- Analytic function. --- Bifurcation theory. --- Big O notation. --- Canonical form. --- Cartesian coordinate system. --- Cauchy sequence. --- Characteristic exponent. --- Characteristic polynomial. --- Clockwise. --- Coefficient matrix. --- Coefficient. --- Complete theory. --- Complex conjugate. --- Complex number. --- Complex plane. --- Computation. --- Connected space. --- Continuous function. --- Control function (econometrics). --- Convex set. --- Corollary. --- Critical frequency. --- Curve. --- Degeneracy (mathematics). --- Degrees of freedom (statistics). --- Determinant. --- Differentiable function. --- Differentiable manifold. --- Differential equation. --- Dimension. --- Dimensional analysis. --- Divisor (algebraic geometry). --- Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. --- Elliptic function. --- Endomorphism. --- Equation. --- Equations of motion. --- Existence theorem. --- Existential quantification. --- Fixed point (mathematics). --- Floquet theory. --- Homeomorphism. --- Homogeneous function. --- Homotopy. --- Hyperplane. --- Hypersurface. --- Implicit function theorem. --- Interval (mathematics). --- Limit cycle. --- Limit point. --- Line element. --- Linear algebra. --- Linear differential equation. --- Linear map. --- Linear space (geometry). --- Linearity. --- Lipschitz continuity. --- Lyapunov stability. --- Manifold. --- Matrix function. --- Maxima and minima. --- Morphism. --- N-vector. --- Non-associative algebra. --- Nonlinear system. --- Optimal control. --- Orbital stability. --- Parameter. --- Parametrization. --- Periodic function. --- Piecewise. --- Probability. --- Quadratic differential. --- Quadratic function. --- Quadratic. --- Real projective plane. --- Real projective space. --- Scientific notation. --- Second derivative. --- Semicircle. --- Separatrix (mathematics). --- Sign (mathematics). --- Special case. --- Submanifold. --- Summation. --- Theorem. --- Theory. --- Topological dynamics. --- Topological space. --- Transpose. --- Two-dimensional space. --- Uniform convergence. --- Uniqueness theorem. --- Vector space. --- Zero of a function.

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