Description: The growing computational power currently available means that practitioners can find extremely accurate approximations to the solutions of more and more sophisticated mathematical models-providing they know the right analytical techniques. In relatively simple terms, this book describes a class of techniques that fulfill this need by leading to closed-form solutions for many boundary value problems that arise in science and engineering. It includes discussion of the Laplace equation, plane strain, and the bending of plates with transverse shear deformation and considers each with Dirichlet, Neumann, and Robin boundary conditions.
Review Quotes: "The text is written clearly and the proofs are given in detail." M. Aron, Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society, Vol. 44, 445-448, 2001 "...the book offers a comprehensive treatment of the subject matter and constitutes a very useful source of information for mathematicians and other scientists interested in boundary integral equation methods. M. Aron, Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society, Vol. 44, 445-448, 2001