Download or read book Special Functions written by Nico M. Temme and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives an introduction to the classical, well-known special functions which play a role in mathematical physics, especially in boundary value problems. Calculus and complex function theory form the basis of the book and numerous formulas are given. Particular attention is given to asymptomatic and numerical aspects of special functions, with numerous references to recent literature provided.