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- Authors:
- Albrecht Pietsch
Mathematisches Institut, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany
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- Written by a distinguished specialist in functional analysis, the text is a comprehensive treatment of the history of Banach spaces and linear operators
- Other comprehensive texts on Banach spaces focus on developments before 1950, while this one is mainly devoted to the second half of the twentieth century
- Numerous examples and counterexamples
- Contains many problems which have not been previously solved
- May serve as a reference and introduction for graduate students and researchers who want to learn Banach space theory with some historical flavor
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Front Matter
Pages i-xxiiiThe Birth of Banach Spaces
Pages 1-24Historical Roots and Basic Results
Pages 25-55Topological Concepts — Weak Topologies
Pages 56-85Classical Banach Spaces
Pages 86-157Basic Results from the Post-Banach Period
Pages 158-287Modern Banach Space Theory — Selected Topics
Pages 288-549Miscellaneous Topics
Pages 550-588Mathematics Is Made by Mathematicians
Pages 589-672Back Matter
Pages 673-855
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"This fundamental and interesting monograph is devoted to the history (and not only) of a remarkable and rich branch of up-to-date mathematics...
I recommend this book to all who are interested in Functional Analysis, to beginners and researchers, all students and all professors who deal with Functional Analysis and its applications. And I think that this book will be useful to each mathematical library."—Zantralblatt Math
"Pietsch’s treatment of the early stages of Banach space theory and related areas is very nice and interesting. It contains much information I was not aware of before reading this book. … it can give the novice to the subject a good overview of what Banach space theory is about. … The book is written in a friendly style and is very readable. … I recommend this book to anyone interested in functional analysis … and even to the general mathematical community." (Joram Lindenstrauss, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2008 i)
“There is a relatively large amount of works devoted to the prehistory of functional analysis and its birth in the classical Banach period, but this monograph is exceptional in its focus on the whole 20th century. … the author … has successfully brought together a respectable amount of material concerning Banach spaces and linear operators. … The book will be certainly useful not only to researchers, but also to students. … I can warmly recommend this book ‘to all who love Banach spaces.’” (Antonín Slavík, Mathematica Bohemica, Issue 2, 2010)
Authors and Affiliations
Mathematisches Institut, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany
Albrecht Pietsch
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title:History of Banach Spaces and Linear Operators
Authors:Albrecht Pietsch
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4596-0
Publisher:Birkhäuser Boston, MA
eBook Packages:Mathematics and Statistics,Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information:Birkhäuser Boston 2007
Hardcover ISBN:978-0-8176-4367-6Published: 11 April 2007
eBook ISBN:978-0-8176-4596-0Published: 31 December 2007
Edition Number:1
Number of Pages:XXIII, 855
Number of Illustrations:82 b/w illustrations
Topics:History of Mathematical Sciences,Functional Analysis,Operator Theory
