Banach spaces and algebras are a key topic in pure mathematics. Graham R. Allan's careful and detailed introductory account will prove essential reading for anyone wishing to specialize in functional analysis, and is aimed at final-year undergraduates and masters level students. The book is based on the author's lectures to fourth-year students at the University of Cambridge. The text assumes knowledge typical of that presented in first degrees in mathematics; this material includes 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, in particular discussing 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 to operators on Hilbert spaces.
The main body of the text is an introduction to the theory of Banach algebras. A particular feature is a detailed account of the holomorphic functional calculus in one and several variables; all necessary background theory in complex analysis is fully explained, with many examples and applications being considered. Throughout, exercises at the end of sections help readers test their understanding, while extensive notes point to more advanced topics and sources.
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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