Generalized Calculus with Applications to Matter and Forces

Considered one of Europe's leading applied mathematicians, Luis Manuel Braga de Costa Campos has authored 9 books, 129 papers in 56 journals, and 203 communications to symposia. He holds 2 patents in the US and UK and has been involved in over 40 research projects with international external funding. Dr. Campos also received the Von Karman Medal from the NATO Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development (AGARD) and Research and Technology Organization (RTO). Participation in AGARD/RTO included a vice-chairmanship of the System Concepts and Integration Panel, chairmanship of the Flight Mechanics and Flight Vehicle Integration Panels, and membership in the Flight Test Techniques Working Group.

• List of Classifications, Diagrams, Lists, Notes, and Tables. Mathematical Symbols. Physical Quantities. Limit of a Sequence of Functions. Shape of a Loaded String. Functionals over Test Functions. Bending of Bars and Beams. Differential Operators and Geometry. Axisymmetric Flows and Four Sphere Theorems. Convolution, Reciprocity, and Adjointness. Electric/Magnetic Multipoles and Images. Multidimensional Harmonic Potentials. Twenty Examples.