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. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9781400839582 (electronic bk.)
Mathematical physics--Data processing. Mathematical physics--Problems, exercises, etc.