Variational Principles and Methods in Theoretical Physics and Chemistry

by Robert K. Nesbet

Book Overview

This book brings together the essential ideas and methods behind applications of variational theory in theoretical physics and chemistry. The emphasis is on understanding physical and computational applications of variational methodology rather than on rigorous mathematical formalism. The text begins with an historical survey of familiar variational principles in classical mechanics and optimization theory, then proceeds to develop the variational...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521675758
• ISBN13: 9780521675758
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"