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Record Nr.

UNINA9910616211503321

Autore

de Moura Carlos A

Titolo

Functional Analysis Tools for Practical Use in Sciences and Engineering / / by Carlos A. de Moura

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

9783031105982

9783031105975

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 214 p. 16 illus.)

Disciplina

515.7

Soggetti

Functional analysis

Sequences (Mathematics)

Mathematical analysis

Functional Analysis

Sequences, Series, Summability

Integral Transforms and Operational Calculus

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Road Map -- Basic Concepts -- Dual of a Normed Space -- Sobolev Spaces, Distributions -- The Three Basic Principles -- Compactness -- Function Derivatives in Normed Spaces -- Hilbert Bases and Approximations.

Sommario/riassunto

This textbook describes selected topics in functional analysis as powerful tools of immediate use in many fields within applied mathematics, physics and engineering. It follows a very reader-friendly structure, with the presentation and the level of exposition especially tailored to those who need functional analysis but don’t have a strong background in this branch of mathematics. For every tool, this work emphasizes the motivation, the justification for the choices made, and the right way to employ the techniques. Proofs appear only when necessary for the safe use of the results. The book gently starts with a road map to guide reading. A subsequent chapter recalls definitions and notation for abstract spaces and some function spaces, while Chapter 3 enters dual spaces. Tools from Chapters 2 and 3 find use in



Chapter 4, which introduces distributions. The Linear Functional Analysis basic triplet makes up Chapter 5, followed by Chapter 6, which introduces the concept of compactness. Chapter 7 brings a generalization of the concept of derivative for functions defined in normed spaces, while Chapter 8 discusses basic results about Hilbert spaces that are paramount to numerical approximations. The last chapter brings remarks to recent bibliographical items. Elementary examples included throughout the chapters foster understanding and self-study. By making key, complex topics more accessible, this book serves as a valuable resource for researchers, students, and practitioners alike that need to rely on solid functional analysis but don’t need to delve deep into the underlying theory.