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Linear Integral Equations (Applied Mathematical Sciences) (Vol 82)

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Integral equations has become (I don't know why) a somewhat misterious subject. I've heard physicists say "I have enough with differential equations. Why to study more complicated types of equations?", or "I have enough trouble with differential equations; please don't tell me there's something else", and even "Why to study integral equations? What are they good for?".

The subject of integral equations is a natural part of analysis which serves to connect several related topics (complex analysis, harmonic analysis, potential theory, differential equations,...) and to use all the power thus gained to solve important boundary value problems of mathematics and physics.

Everyone interested in mathematical physics should get a thorough training in integral equations, and this book is the right place to start. Using a modern and comprehensive language, the author exposes the most important highlights of the theory, up to the numerical aspect, and puts the reader in the track to current research.

The contents of the book are: Normed spaces, bounded and compact operators, the Riesz theory, dual systems and Fredholm theory, regularizations in dual systems, potential theory, singular integral equations, Sobolev spaces, the heat equation, operator approximations, degenerate kernel approximation, quadrature methods, projection methods, iterative solution and stability, equations of the first kind, Tikhonov regularization, regularization by discretization, inverse scattering theory.

Includes motivation for each topic, excercises for each chapter, and extensive references. Suitable for graduate students and advanced undergraduates with a strong background in real and complex analysis.

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