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    This document summarizes a book called Physical Mathematics by Kevin Cahill. The book is a comprehensive collection of mathematical tools commonly used in physics. It covers topics such as linear algebra, Fourier transforms, differential equations, and more. The presentation is concise and includes examples of applying the mathematical concepts to physics problems.

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    Physical Mathematics, by Kevin Cahill

    Article in Contemporary Physics December 2013


    DOI: 10.1080/00107514.2013.868526

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    Physical Mathematics
    Kevin Cahill
    Cambridge University Press, 2013
    666pp., USD xxx, Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781107005211
    undergraduates and above
    Dr. Manuel Vogel, TU Darmstadt and GSI Darmstadt, m.vogel@gsi.de

    This book represents a comprehensive collection of mathematical tools as needed and commonly
    applied in physical sciences. While covering a broad range, individual sections generally start with a
    concise and direct presentation of a certain mathematical topic and then give an example of its
    application, mostly to a physics problem. The presentation is concise in the sense that no lengthy
    derivations are given, but definitions and their consequences as well as connections between the
    topics and some historic background are provided. There are comparable books on the market which
    treat the borderline between mathematics and physics, sometimes as physical mathematics,
    sometimes as mathematical physics, depending on the point of view, and normally this does not
    matter in the end, as long as the material is well-selected and well-presented. This book is indeed
    very modern with regard to notation, language, style of presentation, but most importantly in the
    selection of topics. It treats Linear algebra, Fourier series, Fourier and Laplace transforms, Infinite
    series, Complex-variable theory, Differential equations, Integral equations, Legendre functions,
    Bessel functions, Group theory, Tensors and local symmetries, Forms, Probability and statistics,
    Monte Carlo methods, Functional derivatives, Path integrals, The renormalization group, Chaos and
    fractals and Strings. This selection and hence the book as a whole go back to a series of lectures the
    author has taught at the University of New Mexico and at Fudan University in Shanghai. It basically
    represents all the common mathematics you need to know when studying physical sciences at a
    University and taking courses, for example, in mechanics, electrodynamics, quantum mechanics or
    statistical mechanics. Its structure and style of presentation also make it a valuable reference for
    researchers. There is a link on the Cambridge University Press website (www.cambridge.org/cahill)
    about this book which contains a list of errata as part of the resources (also mentioned in the
    preface), and particularly a list of links to video material showing these lectures in full length and
    making the connections to the corresponding sections in the book. This site also contains solutions to
    the end-of-chapter problems which are accessible to instructors (registered users). Within the book,
    no solutions to the problems are given, but further reading is suggested. Throughout, the text is
    referenced to other books and journal articles, the references are given in the backmatter, together
    with a comprehensive index. The quality of the paper, the print, and of the bookmaking is excellent.
    Overall, this is a valuable source of well-selected and well-presented material building a bridge
    between mathematics and physics. It is accessible to advanced undergraduates and graduate
    students in physical sciences and makes a good preparation for lectures about to be attended. It also
    serves well as a reference for researchers who wish to be reminded about certain mathematical
    topics.

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