A course on topological vector spaces
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Abstract
This book provides an introduction to the theory of topological vector spaces, with a focus on locally convex spaces. It discusses topologies in dual pairs, culminating in the Mackey-Arens theorem, and also examines the properties of the weak topology on Banach spaces, for instance Banach’s theorem on weak*-closed subspaces on the dual of a Banach space (alias the Krein-Smulian theorem), the Eberlein-Smulian theorem, Krein’s theorem on the closed convex hull of weakly compact sets in a Banach space, and the Dunford-Pettis theorem characterising weak compactness in L1-spaces. Lastly, it addresses topics such as the locally convex final topology, with the application to test functions D(Ω) and the space of distributions, and the Krein-Milman theorem. The book adopts an “economic” approach to interesting topics, and avoids exploring all the arising side topics. Written in a concise mathematical style, it is intended primarily for advanced graduate students with a background in elementary functional analysis, but is also useful as a reference text for established mathematicians. .
Details
Original language | English |
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Publisher | Birkhäuser Verlag |
Number of pages | 155 |
ISBN (electronic) | 978-3-030-32945-7 |
ISBN (print) | 978-3-030-32944-0 |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Publication series
Series | Compact Textbooks in Mathematics |
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ISSN | 2296-455X |