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Acknowledgements |
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Contents |
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1 | (2) |
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3 | (4) |
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7 | (11) |
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18 | (9) |
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27 | (12) |
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36 | (3) |
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Lebesgue Integration and the Lp Spaces |
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39 | (26) |
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39 | (2) |
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41 | (7) |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (7) |
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57 | (3) |
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60 | (5) |
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62 | (3) |
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Foundations of Linear Operator Theory |
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65 | (50) |
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65 | (2) |
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The Basic Terminology of Operator Theory |
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67 | (2) |
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Some Algebraic Properties of Linear Operators |
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69 | (5) |
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Continuity and Boundedness |
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74 | (8) |
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Some Fundamental Properties of Bounded Operators |
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82 | (8) |
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First Results on the Solution of the Equation Lf = g |
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90 | (6) |
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Introduction to Spectral Theory |
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96 | (5) |
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Closed Operators and Differential Equations |
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101 | (14) |
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108 | (7) |
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Introduction to Nonlinear Operators |
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115 | (32) |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (4) |
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The Contraction Mapping Principle |
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121 | (9) |
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130 | (6) |
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Newton's Method for Nonlinear Operators |
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136 | (11) |
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143 | (4) |
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Compact Sets in Banach Spaces |
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147 | (10) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (2) |
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Some Consequences of Compactness |
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150 | (3) |
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Some Important Compact Sets of Functions |
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153 | (4) |
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155 | (2) |
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157 | (32) |
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157 | (1) |
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The Dual of a Banach Space |
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158 | (7) |
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165 | (3) |
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168 | (2) |
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The Adjoint of a Bounded Linear Operator |
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170 | (5) |
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Bounded Self-adjoint Operators --- Spectral Theory |
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175 | (4) |
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The Adjoint of an Unbounded Linear Operator in Hilbert Space |
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179 | (10) |
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184 | (5) |
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189 | (28) |
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189 | (1) |
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Examples of Compact Operators |
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190 | (5) |
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195 | (4) |
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199 | (3) |
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Compact Self-adjoint Operators |
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202 | (3) |
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The Numerical Solution of Linear Integral Equations |
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205 | (12) |
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212 | (5) |
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Nonlinear Compact Operators and Monotonicity |
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217 | (24) |
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217 | (3) |
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The Schauder Fixed Point Theorem |
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220 | (4) |
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Positive and Monotone Operators in Partially Ordered Banach Spaces |
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224 | (17) |
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236 | (5) |
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241 | (28) |
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241 | (2) |
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243 | (7) |
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Background to the Spectral Theorem |
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250 | (4) |
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The Spectral Theorem for Bounded Self-adjoint Operators |
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254 | (4) |
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The Spectrum and the Resolvent |
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258 | (4) |
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Unbounded Self-adjoint Operators |
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262 | (2) |
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The Solution of an Evolution Equation |
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264 | (5) |
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266 | (3) |
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Generalized Eigenfunction Expansions Associated with Ordinary Differential Equations |
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269 | (34) |
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269 | (2) |
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Extensions of Symmetric Operators |
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271 | (7) |
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Formal Ordinary Differential Operators: Preliminaries |
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278 | (2) |
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Symmetric Operators Associated with Formal Ordinary Differential Operators |
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280 | (5) |
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The Construction of Self-adjoint Extensions |
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285 | (7) |
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Generalized Eigenfunction Expansions |
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292 | (11) |
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299 | (4) |
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Linear Elliptic Partial Differential Equations |
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303 | (40) |
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303 | (2) |
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305 | (3) |
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Weak Derivatives and Sobolev Spaces |
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308 | (10) |
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The Generalized Dirichlet Problem |
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318 | (6) |
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Fredholm Alternative for Generalized Dirichlet Problem |
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324 | (3) |
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Smoothness of Weak Solutions |
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327 | (9) |
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336 | (7) |
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338 | (5) |
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The Finite Element Method |
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343 | (16) |
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343 | (1) |
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344 | (7) |
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The Rate of Convergence of the Finite Element Method |
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351 | (8) |
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356 | (3) |
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Introduction to Degree Theory |
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359 | (26) |
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359 | (6) |
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The Degree in Finite Dimensions |
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365 | (8) |
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The Leray-Schauder Degree |
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373 | (4) |
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A Problem in Radiative Transfer |
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377 | (8) |
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381 | (4) |
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385 | (24) |
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385 | (3) |
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388 | (7) |
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Global Eigenfunction Theory |
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395 | (14) |
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406 | (3) |
References |
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409 | (8) |
List of Symbols |
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417 | (4) |
Index |
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