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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483337603321

Autore

Bennewitz Christer <1943->

Titolo

Spectral and Scattering Theory for Ordinary Differential Equations : Vol. I: Sturm–Liouville Equations / / by Christer Bennewitz, Malcolm Brown, Rudi Weikard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-59088-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (IX, 379 p.)

Collana

Universitext, , 2191-6675

Disciplina

515.352

Soggetti

Mathematical analysis

Operator theory

Special functions

Mathematical physics

Analysis

Operator Theory

Special Functions

Mathematical Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 Introduction -- 2 Hilbert space -- 3 Abstract spectral theory -- 4 Sturm–Liouville equations -- 5 Left-definite Sturm–Liouville equations -- 6 Oscillation, spectral asymptotics and special functions -- 7 Uniqueness of the inverse problem -- 8 Scattering -- A Functional analysis -- B Stieltjes integrals -- C Schwartz distributions -- D Ordinary differential equations -- E Analytic functions -- F The Camassa–Holm equation -- References -- Symbol Index -- Subject Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This graduate textbook offers an introduction to the spectral theory of ordinary differential equations, focusing on Sturm–Liouville equations. Sturm–Liouville theory has applications in partial differential equations and mathematical physics. Examples include classical PDEs such as the heat and wave equations. Written by leading experts, this book provides a modern, systematic treatment of the theory. The main topics



are the spectral theory and eigenfunction expansions for Sturm–Liouville equations, as well as scattering theory and inverse spectral theory. It is the first book offering a complete account of the left-definite theory for Sturm–Liouville equations. The modest prerequisites for this book are basic one-variable real analysis, linear algebra, as well as an introductory course in complex analysis. More advanced background required in some parts of the book is completely covered in the appendices. With exercises in each chapter, the book is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses, either as an introduction to spectral theory in Hilbert space, or to the spectral theory of ordinary differential equations. Advanced topics such as the left-definite theory and the Camassa–Holm equation, as well as bibliographical notes, make the book a valuable reference for experts.