Applications of functional analysis and operator theory.
Functional analysis is a powerful tool when applied to mathematical problems arising from physical situations. The present book provides, by careful selection of material, a collection of concepts and techniques essential for the modern practitioner. Emphasis is placed on the solution of equations (...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier,
2005.
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Edición: | 2nd ed. / |
Colección: | Mathematics in science and engineering ;
v. 200. |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface.
- Acknowledgements.
- Contents.
- 1. Banach Spaces
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Vector Spaces
- 1.3 Normed Vector Spaces
- 1.4 Banach Spaces
- 1.5 Hilbert Space
- Problems
- 2. Lebesgue Integration and the Lp Spaces
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 The Measure of a Set
- 2.3 Measurable Functions
- 2.4 Integration
- 2.5 The Lp Spaces
- 2.6 Applications
- Problems
- 3. Foundations of Linear Operator Theory
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 The Basic Terminology of Operator Theory
- 3.3 Some Algebraic Properties of Linear Operators
- 3.4 Continuity and Boundedness
- 3.5 Some Fundamental Properties of Bounded Operators
- 3.6 First Results on the Solution of the Equation Lf=g
- 3.7 Introduction to Spectral Theory
- 3.8 Closed Operators and Differential Equations
- Problems
- 4. Introduction to Nonlinear Operators
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Preliminaries
- 4.3 The Contraction Mapping Principle
- 4.4 The Frechet Derivative
- 4.5 Newton's Method for Nonlinear Operators
- Problems
- 5. Compact Sets in Banach Spaces
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Definitions
- 5.3 Some Consequences of Compactness
- 5.4 Some Important Compact Sets of Functions
- Problems
- 6. The Adjoint Operator
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 The Dual of a Banach Space
- 6.3 Weak Convergence
- 6.4 Hilbert Space
- 6.5 The Adjoint of a Bounded Linear Operator
- 6.6 Bounded Self-adjoint Operators
- Spectral Theory
- 6.7 The Adjoint of an Unbounded Linear Operator in Hilbert Space
- Problems
- 7. Linear Compact Operators
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Examples of Compact Operators
- 7.3 The Fredholm Alternative
- 7.4 The Spectrum
- 7.5 Compact Self-adjoint Operators
- 7.6 The Numerical Solution of Linear Integral Equations
- Problems
- 8. Nonlinear Compact Operators and Monotonicity
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 The Schauder Fixed Point Theorem
- 8.3 Positive and Monotone Operators in Partially Ordered Banach Spaces
- Problems
- 9. The Spectral Theorem
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Preliminaries
- 9.3 Background to the Spectral Theorem
- 9.4 The Spectral Theorem for Bounded Self-adjoint Operators
- 9.5 The Spectrum and the Resolvent
- 9.6 Unbounded Self-adjoint Operators
- 9.7 The Solution of an Evolution Equation
- Problems
- 10. Generalized Eigenfunction Expansions Associated with Ordinary Differential Equations
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Extensions of Symmetric Operators
- 10.3 Formal Ordinary Differential Operators: Preliminaries
- 10.4 Symmetric Operators Associated with Formal Ordinary Differential Operators
- 10.5 The Construction of Self-adjoint Extensions
- 10.6 Generalized Eigenfunction Expansions
- Problems
- 11. Linear Elliptic Partial Differential Equations
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Notation
- 11.3 Weak Derivatives and Sobolev Spaces
- 11.4 The Generalized Dirichlet Problem
- 11.5 Fredholm Alternative for Generalized Dirichlet Problem
- 11.6 Smoothness of Weak Solutions
- 11.7 Further Developments
- Problems
- 12. The Finite Element Method
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 The Ritz Method
- 12.3 The Rate of Convergence of the Finite Element Method
- Problems
- 13. Introduction to Degree Theory
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 The Degree in Finite Dimensions
- 13.3 The Leray-Schauder Degree
- 13.4 A Problem in Radiative Transfer
- Problems
- 14. Bifurcation Theory
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Local Bifurcation Theory
- 14.3 Global Eigenfunction Theory
- Problems
- References
- List of Symbols
- Index.