Nahin, Paul J.

Number-crunching taming unruly computational problems from mathematical physics to science fiction / [electronic resource] : Paul J. Nahin. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2011. - xxvi, 376 p. : ill.

"A collection of challenging problems in mathematical physics that roar like lions when attacked analytically, but which purr like kittens when confronted by a high-speed electronic computer and its powerful scientific software (plus some speculations for the future from science fiction)."

Includes bibliographical references and index.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.






Mathematical physics--Data processing.
Mathematical physics--Problems, exercises, etc.


Electronic books.

QC20.7.E4 / N34 2011eb

530.150285