Lambda-Matrices and Vibrating Systems (Paperback, Dover ed)

This text covers several aspects and solutions of the problems of linear vibrating systems with a finite number of degrees of freedom. It offers a detailed account of the part of the theory of matrices necessary for efficient problem-solving, beginning with the first four chapters' focus on developing the necesary tools in matrix theory. The following chapters present numerical procedures for the relevant matrix formulations and the relevant theory of differential equations. The book is directed toward a wide audience of applied mathematicans, scientists, and engineers who are interested in these problems from either practical or theoretical points of view. Although mathematically sound, the treatment involves readers in a minimum of mathematical abstraction. A familiarity and facility with matrix theory is assumed, along with a knowlege of elementary calculus, including the rudiments of the theory of functions of a complex variable. Unabridged republication of the edition published by Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1966. Preface. Bibliographical Notes. References. Index.