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Topics in Banach space theory / Fernando Albiac and Nigel J. Kalton.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Graduate texts in mathematics ; 233.Publication details: Switzerland : Springer, 2016.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xx, 508 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9783319315553
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 515.732 23 Al335
Contents:
1. Bases and Basic Sequences -- 2. The Classical Sequence Spaces -- 3. Special Types of Bases -- 4. Banach Spaces of Continuous Functions -- 5. L_{1}(\mu)-Spaces and \mathcal C(K)-Spaces -- 6. The Spaces L_{p} for 1\le p<\infty -- 7. Factorization Theory -- 8. Absolutely Summing Operators -- 9. Perfectly Homogeneous Bases and Their Applications -- 10. Greedy-type Bases -- 11. \ell _p-Subspaces of Banach Spaces -- 12. Finite Representability of \ell _p-Spaces -- 13. An Introduction to Local Theory -- 14. Nonlinear Geometry of Banach Spaces -- 15. Important Examples of Banach Spaces -- Appendix A Normed Spaces and Operators -- Appendix B Elementary Hilbert Space Theory -- Appendix C Duality in L_{p}(\mu): H\"older's inequality related results -- Appendix D Main Features of Finite-Dimensional Spaces -- Appendix E Cornerstone Theorems of Functional Analysis -- Appendix F Convex Sets and Extreme Points -- Appendix G The Weak Topologies -- Appendix H Weak Compactness of Sets and Operators -- Appendix I Basic probability in use -- Appendix J Generalities on Ultraproducts -- Appendix K The Bochner Integral abridged -- List of Symbols -- References -- Index.
Summary: This text provides the reader with the necessary technical tools and background to reach the frontiers of research without the introduction of too many extraneous concepts. Detailed and accessible proofs are included, as are a variety of exercises and problems. The two new chapters in this second edition are devoted to two topics of much current interest amongst functional analysts: Greedy approximation with respect to bases in Banach spaces and nonlinear geometry of Banach spaces. This new material is intended to present these two directions of research for their intrinsic importance within Banach space theory, and to motivate graduate students interested in learning more about them. This textbook assumes only a basic knowledge of functional analysis, giving the reader a self-contained overview of the ideas and techniques in the development of modern Banach space theory. Special emphasis is placed on the study of the classical Lebesgue spaces Lp (and their sequence space analogues) and spaces of continuous functions. The authors also stress the use of bases and basic sequences techniques as a tool for understanding the isomorphic structure of Banach spaces. From the reviews of the First Edition: "The authors of the bookℓ́Œsucceeded admirably in creating a very helpful text, which contains essential topics with optimal proofs, while being reader friendlyℓ́Œ It is also written in a lively manner, and its involved mathematical proofs are elucidated and illustrated by motivations, explanations and occasional historical commentsℓ́Œ I strongly recommend to every graduate student who wants to get acquainted with this exciting part of functional analysis the instructive and pleasant reading of this book.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Bases and Basic Sequences --
2. The Classical Sequence Spaces --
3. Special Types of Bases --
4. Banach Spaces of Continuous Functions --
5. L_{1}(\mu)-Spaces and \mathcal C(K)-Spaces --
6. The Spaces L_{p} for 1\le p<\infty --
7. Factorization Theory --
8. Absolutely Summing Operators --
9. Perfectly Homogeneous Bases and Their Applications --
10. Greedy-type Bases --
11. \ell _p-Subspaces of Banach Spaces --
12. Finite Representability of \ell _p-Spaces --
13. An Introduction to Local Theory --
14. Nonlinear Geometry of Banach Spaces --
15. Important Examples of Banach Spaces --
Appendix A Normed Spaces and Operators --
Appendix B Elementary Hilbert Space Theory --
Appendix C Duality in L_{p}(\mu): H\"older's inequality related results --
Appendix D Main Features of Finite-Dimensional Spaces --
Appendix E Cornerstone Theorems of Functional Analysis --
Appendix F Convex Sets and Extreme Points --
Appendix G The Weak Topologies --
Appendix H Weak Compactness of Sets and Operators --
Appendix I Basic probability in use --
Appendix J Generalities on Ultraproducts --
Appendix K The Bochner Integral abridged --
List of Symbols --
References --
Index.

This text provides the reader with the necessary technical tools and background to reach the frontiers of research without the introduction of too many extraneous concepts. Detailed and accessible proofs are included, as are a variety of exercises and problems. The two new chapters in this second edition are devoted to two topics of much current interest amongst functional analysts: Greedy approximation with respect to bases in Banach spaces and nonlinear geometry of Banach spaces. This new material is intended to present these two directions of research for their intrinsic importance within Banach space theory, and to motivate graduate students interested in learning more about them. This textbook assumes only a basic knowledge of functional analysis, giving the reader a self-contained overview of the ideas and techniques in the development of modern Banach space theory. Special emphasis is placed on the study of the classical Lebesgue spaces Lp (and their sequence space analogues) and spaces of continuous functions. The authors also stress the use of bases and basic sequences techniques as a tool for understanding the isomorphic structure of Banach spaces. From the reviews of the First Edition: "The authors of the bookℓ́Œsucceeded admirably in creating a very helpful text, which contains essential topics with optimal proofs, while being reader friendlyℓ́Œ It is also written in a lively manner, and its involved mathematical proofs are elucidated and illustrated by motivations, explanations and occasional historical commentsℓ́Œ I strongly recommend to every graduate student who wants to get acquainted with this exciting part of functional analysis the instructive and pleasant reading of this book.

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