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Special functions of mathematical geophysics willi. A unified introduction with applications arnold f nikiforov, vasilii b uvarov. Classical special functions and lie groups ryan wasson1 and robert gilmore2 1 mathematics department, pennsylvania state university, university park, pa 16802 2 physics department, drexel university, philadelphia, pa 19104 abstract the classical orthogonal functions of mathematical physics are closely related to lie groups. A unified introduction with applications by nikiforov 20 english pdf. Special functions of mathematical geo physics willi freeden, martin gutting auth.
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