Introduction -- The different languages of q-calculus -- Pre q-Analysis -- The q-umbral calculus and semigroups. The Nørlund calculus of finite differences -- q-Stirling numbers -- The first q-functions -- q-hypergeometric series -- Sundry topics -- q-orthogonal polynomials -- q-functions of several variables -- Linear partial q-difference equations -- q-Calculus and physics
Summary
Annotation Addressing the persistently divergent views on notation that have hampered the development of q-calculus theory, this potent new notation method is based on logarithms. The text covers a multitude of q-notation topics and outlines its uses in modern physics
