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Spherical functions of mathematical geosciences : a scalar, vectorial, and tensorial setup/ Willi Freeden, Michael Schreiner.

Title
Spherical functions of mathematical geosciences : a scalar, vectorial, and tensorial setup/ Willi Freeden, Michael Schreiner.
Author
Freeden, W. (Willi)
Publication
Berlin : Springer, c2009.

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Additional Authors
Schreiner, M. (Michael)
Description
xv, 602 p.; 25 cm.
Summary
This book collects all material developed by the Geomathematics Group, TU Kaiserslautern, during the few last years to set up a theory of spherical functions of mathematical (geo-)physics. The work shows a twofold transition: First, the natural transition from the scalar to the vectorial and tensorial theory of spherical harmonics is given in coordinate-free representation, based on new variants of the addition theorem and the Funk-Hecke formulas. Second, the canonical transition from spherical harmonics via zonal (kernel) functions to the Dirac kernel is presented in close orientation to an uncertainty principle classifying the space/frequency (momentum) behavior of the functions for purposes of constructive approximation and data analysis. In doing so, the whole palette of spherical (trial) functions is provided for modeling and simulating phenomena and processes of the Earth system.
Series Statement
Advances in geophysical and environmental mechanics and mathematics
Uniform Title
  • Advances in geophysical and environmental mechanics and mathematics
  • Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 579-596) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1 Introduction -- 2 Basic Settings and Spherical Nomenclature -- 3 Scalar Spherical Harmonics -- Green Functions and Integral Theorems -- 5 Vector Spherical Harmonics -- 6 Tensor Spherical Harmonics -- 7 Scalar Zonal Kernel Functions -- 8 Vector Zonal Kernel Functions -- 9 Tensorial Zonal Kernel Functions -- 10 Application: Earth’s Gravity Field -- Concluding Remarks -- List of Symbols -- Bibliography -- Index.
ISBN
  • 9783540851110
  • 3540851119
OCLC
  • 233934589
  • SCSB-10374098
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library