Special Functions, Integral Transforms and Polynomial Sequences in Real World with Symmetry
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Mathematics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 6325
Special Issue Editors
Interests: special functions
Interests: differential equations; difference equations; oscillatory behavior; asymptotic behavior
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Dear Colleagues,
The application of special function theory continues to grow in contributions in all areas of the sciences, with particular reference to those of mathematical physics, chemistry, and the biological sciences.
By means of special functions, it is often possible to find explicit solutions of certain ordinary or partial differential equations for particular boundary conditions and sometimes to derive even the best possible numerical approximations. This is borne out of the extensive literature, which has found its way into prestigious dedicated international journals, such as Integral Transforms and Special Functions, Applied Analysis and Discrete Mathematics, and those that refer to fractional calculus, such as Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis and the International Journal of Applied Mathematics, among others.
The use of computers, which was initially aimed at constructing approximate solutions of analytical problems by means of numerical tables, has also evolved into the possibility of using computer algebra systems such as Mathematica, Maple, etc., which provide solutions in terms of special functions, avoiding the difficulties of discretization problems.
This can often be done by exploiting the particular symmetries of the domains considered, jointly with those of the special functions themselves that are used in analytical solutions. Indeed, symmetry is a powerful means of analyzing and simplifying problems and a useful tool for their solution.
The purpose of this Symmetry Special Issue is to show an overview of current applications of the theory of special functions and transforms in all fields of applied sciences, both in the traditional field of mathematical physics and in that of biological sciences, probability, and mathematical statistics. Contributions on fractional calculus and the analytic theory of numbers are also welcome.
Prof. Dr. Pierpaolo Natalini
Prof. Dr. Sandra Pinelas
Guest Editors
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