intersection,
2
partition
of a,4
uncountable,
12
union,
2
universal,
2
sharpmap, 747, 802
shifting
operator,
71
signatureof
9,752
similaritytransformation,91-92
orthonormal
basis,91
simple arc,242
simple character, 685
simple Lie algehra, 844
simultaneousdiagonalizahility, 123
singleton, 2
singularpoint, 233
singularity,233
isolated, 270
classification, 273
rational
function,
274
skew-symmetric, 738
SL(V)
as aLie group, 816
smooth arc, 242
space
Banach, 148
cornplexcoorilinate,21
dual, 34
inner
product,
25
metric,
8
real
coordinate,
21
square-integrahlefunctions,
lSI
spacelikevector,837
spacetime
sphericallysymmetric,923
static, 923
stationary,923
span,22
speciallinear group, 656
special orthogonalgroup, 657, 824
Lie algebraof, 824
specialrelativity,752,837,868,872,986
specialunitary group, 657
Lie algebraof, 824
spectraldecompusition,117-125
orthogunaloperator, 135
real case, 131
spectral
theorem
INDEX
1023
compact
hermitian,
476
compactnormal, 477
spectrum
closure of, 461
spherical Bessel functions,428, 542
expansion of planewave,543
spherical
coordinates
in TIl dimensions, 593-595
sphericalharmonics,338-346
additiontheorem, 345, 867
definition,341
expansion
interms of, 344
expansionuf plane wave, 544, 646
firstfew,343
Spinoza, 738
square-integrablefunctions,
lSI
stabilizer,663, 818
static
spacetime,
923
stationary spacerime,923
steepest descentmethod, 312-315
step function, 163,288
stereographic
projection
n-sphere,769
two-sphere,766
Stirling approximation,316
Stone-Weierstrass
theorem,
152
generalized, 196
stressenergy
tensor,
920
structure constants, 826, 900, 905
structure
equations,888
Sturm, biography,512
Sturm-Liouville
operator,510
problem, 174,622
system,510, 637
completeness, 524
eigensolutions, 511
eigenvalues, 513
large argrunent,521
largeeigenvalues, 518
regular,510
singular,516
subalgebra,44
subgroup, 656-663
conjugate,657
generated
by a
subset,
657
normal, 659