Theorie Analytique de la Chaleur by Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier

Theorie Analytique de la Chaleur by Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier

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This book, first published in 1822, presents Fourier's groundbreaking theories of the mathematical laws governing the diffusion of heat in solids. His work changed the way scientists perceived mathematical functions and paved the way for modern mathematical physics.

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Theorie Analytique de la Chaleur by Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier

First published in 1878, The Analytical Theory of Heat is Alexander Freeman's English translation of French mathematician Joseph Fourier's Th orie Analytique de la Chaleur, originally published in French in 1822. In this groundbreaking study, arguing that previous theories of mechanics advanced by such scientific greats as Archimedes, Galileo, Newton and their successors did not explain the laws of heat, Fourier set out to study the mathematical laws governing heat diffusion and proposed that an infinite mathematical series may be used to analyse the conduction of heat in solids. Known in scientific circles as the 'Fourier Series', this work paved the way for modern mathematical physics. This translation, now reissued, contains footnotes that cross-reference other writings by Fourier and his contemporaries, along with 20 figures and an extensive bibliography. This book will be especially useful for mathematicians who are interested in trigonometric series and their applications.
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ISBN 13 9781108001809
ISBN 10 1108001807
Title Theorie Analytique de la Chaleur
Author Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
Series Cambridge Library Collection - Mathematics
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2009-07-20
Number of pages 676
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