Ebook: Chebyshev and Fourier Spectral Methods, Second Edition

Completely revised text focuses on use of spectral methods to solve boundary value, eigenvalue, and time-dependent problems, but also covers Hermite, Laguerre, rational Chebyshev, sinc, and spherical harmonic functions, as well as cardinal functions, linear eigenvalue problems, matrix-solving methods, coordinate transformations, spherical and cylindrical geometry, and more. Includes 7 appendices and over 160 text figures.