Linear Analysis: An Introductory Course / Edition 2

by Béla Bollobás

Overview

Now revised and updated, this brisk introduction to functional analysis is intended for advanced undergraduate students, typically final year, who have had some background in real analysis. The author's aim is not just to cover the standard material in a standard way, but to present results of application in contemporary mathematics and to show the relevance of functional analysis to other areas. Unusual topics covered include the geometry of finite-dimensional spaces, invariant subspaces, fixed-point theorems, and the Bishop-Phelps theorem. An outstanding feature is the large number of exercises, some straightforward, some challenging, none uninteresting.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521655774
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	03/04/1999
Series:	Cambridge Mathematical Textbooks
Edition description:	Revised Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Basic inequalities; 2. Normed spaces and bounded linear operators; 3. Linear functional and the Hahn-Banach theorem; 4. Finite-dimensional normed spaces; 5. The Baire category theorem and the closed-graph theorem; 6. Continuous functions on compact spaces and the Stone-Weierstrass theorem; 7. The contraction-mapping theorem; 8. Weak topologies and duality; 9. Euclidean spaces and Hilbert spaces; 10. Orthonormal systems; 11. Adjoint operators; 12. The algebra of bounded linear operators; 13. Compact operators on Banach spaces; 14. Compact normal operators; 15. Fixed-point theorems; 16. Invariant subspaces; Index of notation; Index of terms.

Editorial Reviews

"The presentation is self-contained and lively and its outstanding feature is its brevity." Mathematical Reviews

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