Introduction to Banach Spaces and Algebras

Author:   Graham Allan (University of Cambridge [Deceased 2007]) ,  H. Garth Dales (University of Leeds)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Volume:   20
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9780199206544


Pages:   384
Publication Date:   04 November 2010
Format:   Paperback
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Banach spaces and algebras are a key topic of pure mathematics. Graham Allan's careful and detailed introductory account will prove essential reading for anyone wishing to specialise in functional analysis and is aimed at final year undergraduates or masters level students. Based on the author's lectures to fourth year students at Cambridge University, the book assumes knowledge typical of first degrees in mathematics, including metric spaces, analytic topology, and complex analysis. However, readers are not expected to be familiar with the Lebesgue theory of measure and integration.The text begins by giving the basic theory of Banach spaces, including dual spaces and bounded linear operators. It establishes forms of the theorems that are the pillars of functional analysis, including the Banach-Alaoglu, Hahn-Banach, uniform boundedness, open mapping, and closed graph theorems. There are applications to Fourier series and operators on Hilbert spaces.The main body of the text is an introduction to the theory of Banach algebras. A particular feature is the detailed account of the holomorphic functional calculus in one and several variables; all necessary background theory in one and several complex variables is fully explained, with many examples and applications considered. Throughout, exercises at sections ends help readers test their understanding, while extensive notes point to more advanced topics and sources.The book was edited for publication by Professor H. G. Dales of Leeds University, following the death of the author in August, 2007.

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Author:   Graham Allan (University of Cambridge [Deceased 2007]) ,  H. Garth Dales (University of Leeds)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Volume:   20
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.586kg
ISBN:  

9780199206544


ISBN 10:   0199206546
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   04 November 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

PART I INTRODUCTION TO BANACH SPACES 1: Preliminaries 2: Elements of normed spaces 3: Banach spaces PART II BANACH ALGEBRAS 4: Banach algebras 5: Representation theory 6: Algebras with an involution 7: The Borel functional calculus PART III SCV AND BANACH ALGEBRAS 8: Introduction to several complex variables 9: The holomorphic functional calculus in several variables Bibliography Index

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This well-crafted and scholarly book ...leaves nothing to be desired: this is a fine way to get into this beautiful subject and will serve to reel in a huge number of future devotees. Michael Berg, MAA Reviews


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Graham Allan was a student of mathematics at Cambridge University, England, and obtained his PhD there in 1964. After periods as a Fellow at Cambridge, as a lecturer at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and as Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University of Leeds, Graham returned to Cambridge as a lecturer in mathematics in 1978, and he became a Reader in Functional Analysis in 1980. Graham was a Fellow of Churchill College from 1978, Director of Studies in Mathematics from 1985, and Vice-Master of the College 1990-93.

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