CONCEPTS OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS

Unit I: Vector Algebra and Vector Calculus

1. Linear Independence
2. Basis Expansion
3. Schmidt Orthogonalization
4. Matrices
i. Representation of Linear Transformations
ii. Change of Basis
iii. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
iv. Functions of a Matrix
v. Cayley-Hamilton Theorem
vi. Commuting Matrices with Degenerate Eigenvalues
5. Orthonormality of Eigenvectors
6. Concepts of Tensors

Unit II: Complex Variables

1. Recapitulation of Complex Numbers
2. Triangular Inequalities
3. Schwarz Inequality
4. Function of a Complex Variable
i. Single and Multiple-Valued Function
ii. Limit and Continuity
iii. Differentiation
iv. Cauchy-Riemann Equations and Their Applications
v. Analytic and Harmonic Function
vi. Complex Integrals
vii. Cauchy's Theorem (Elementary Proof Only)
viii. Converse of Cauchy's Theorem
ix. Cauchy’s Integral Formula and Its Corollaries
x. Series: Taylor and Laurent Expansion
xi. Classification of Singularities
xii. Branch Point and Branch Cut
xiii. Residue Theorem and Evaluation of Some Typical Real Integrals Using This Theorem

Unit III: Theory of Second Order Linear Homogeneous Differential Equations

1. Singular Points: Regular and Irregular Singular Points
2. Frobenius Method
3. Fuch's Theorem
4. Linear Independence of Solutions: Wronskian, Second Solution
5. Sturm-Liouville Theory
6. Hermitian Operators
7. Special Functions
i. Basic Properties (Recurrence and Orthogonality Relations, Series Expansion) of Bessel,
Legendre, Hermite, and Laguerre Functions and Their Generating Functions
Unit IV: Integral Transforms
1. Fourier and Laplace Transforms and Their Inverse Transforms
2. Bromwich Integral (Use of Partial Fractions in Calculating Inverse Laplace Transforms)
3. Transform of Derivative and Integral of a Function
4. Solution of Differential Equations Using Integral Transforms
5. Delta Function