A topological introduction to nonlinear analysis
By: Robert F. Brown.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Nonlinear functional analysis
Description: Here is a book that will be a joy to the mathematician or graduate student of mathematics – or even the well-prepared undergraduate – who would like, with a minimum of background and preparation, to understand some of the beautiful results at the heart of nonlinear analysis. Based on carefully-expounded ideas from several branches of topology, and illustrated by a wealth of figures that attest to the geometric nature of the exposition, the book will be of immense help in providing its readers with an understanding of the mathematics of the nonlinear phenomena that characterize our real world. This book is ideal for self-study for mathematicians and students interested in such areas of geometric and algebraic topology, functional analysis, differential equations, and applied mathematics. It is a sharply focused and highly readable view of nonlinear analysis by a practicing topologist who has seen a clear path to understanding.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]) and index.