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THE GEOMETRY OF MATHEMATICAL METHODS

Appendix E Definitions

Definition 2.1 Complex Number
Definition 2.3 Complex Conjugate
Definition 2.5 Norm (or Magnitude) of a Complex Number
Definition 2.8 Euler’s formula
Definition 2.9 The Exponential Form of a Complex Number
Definition 2.11 The Exponential of a Complex Number
Definition 2.13 Analytic Continuation
Definition 3.3 Outer Product
Definition 4.1 Eigenvalue/Eigenvector Equation
Definition 4.3 Degeneracy/Multiplicity
Definition 4.4 Normalized Vector
Definition 4.5 Diagonal Matrix
Definition 4.6 Eigenspace
Definition 5.1 Commutator
Definition 5.2 Hermitian Matrices
Definition 5.3 Projection Operator
Definition 5.4 The Completeness Relation
Definition 14.1 Vector Space
Definition 14.2 Inner Product
Definition 14.7 Inner Product for Fourier Series
Definition 14.8 Completeness
Definition 14.9 Linear Operator
Definition 15.1 Differential Equations
Definition 15.2 Linearity and Homogeneity
Definition 15.3 Solution (of a differential equation)
Definition 15.4 Initial and Boundary Value Problems
Definition 15.5 Forms of First-Order ODEs
Definition 15.10 Ansatz
Definition 15.11 Characteristic Polynomial Equation
Definition 15.13 Linear Independence of Functions
Definition 15.16 Regular Singularity in and ODE
Definition 16.1 The Kronecker Delta
Definition 16.5 The Step or Heaviside Function
Definition 16.9 The Dirac Delta Function
Definition 16.10 Discrete vs. Continuous Variables
Definition 21.1 Central Force
Definition 21.2 Position of the Center of Mass
Definition 21.3 Momentum of the Center of Mass
Definition 21.4 Non-interacting Particles
Definition 21.7 Reduced Mass
Definition 21.10 Torque
Definition 21.14 Effective Potential
Definition A.1 The Quadratic Formula
Definition A.2 Degeneracy
Definition A.4 Amplitude, Wave Number, Angular Frequency, and Phase