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Postmodern Analysis

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  • © 2003

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Authors:
  1. Jürgen Jost

    1. Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig, Germany

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  2. L p and Sobolev Spaces

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-239
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    2. The L p-Spaces

      • Jürgen Jost
      Pages 241-260

    3. Integration by Parts. Weak Derivatives. Sobolev Spaces

      • Jürgen Jost
      Pages 261-282

  3. Introduction to the Calculus of Variations and Elliptic partial Differential Equations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 283-283
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    2. Hilbert Spaces. Weak Convergence

      • Jürgen Jost
      Pages 285-294

    3. Variational Principles and Partial Differential Equations

      • Jürgen Jost
      Pages 295-326

    4. Regularity of Weak Solutions

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      Pages 327-341

    5. The Maximum Principle

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      Pages 343-353

    6. The Eigenvalue Problem for the Laplace Operator

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      Pages 355-360

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 361-371
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About this book

What is the title of this book intended to signify, what connotations is the adjective "Postmodern" meant to carry? A potential reader will surely pose this question. To answer it, I should describe what distinguishes the approach to analysis presented here from what has been called "Modern Analysis" by its protagonists. "Modern Analysis" as represented in the works of the Bour­ baki group or in the textbooks by Jean Dieudonne is characterized by its systematic and axiomatic treatment and by its drive towards a high level of abstraction. Given the tendency of many prior treatises on analysis to degen­ erate into a collection of rather unconnected tricks to solve special problems, this definitely represented a healthy achievement. In any case, for the de­ velopment of a consistent and powerful mathematical theory, it seems to be necessary to concentrate solely on the internal problems and structures and to neglect the relations to other fields of scientific, even of mathematical study for a certain while. Almost complete isolation may be required to reach the level of intellectual elegance and perfection that only a good mathematical theory can acquire. However, once this level has been reached, it might be useful to open one's eyes again to the inspiration coming from concrete ex­ ternal problems.

Reviews

From the reviews:

"...well thought out concept. Provides students at master's level with both a revision and a continuation of their undergraduate analysis lectures. New elements of advanced analysis are motivated by their applications to variational problems and elliptic PDE, thus illustrating their significance in the important area of current mathematics. The book will serve some readers seeking to deepen their mathematical knowledge, it is however designed to arouse curiosity for one of the most attractive fields of mathematics. ..." Heinrich Begehr in Mathematische Semesterberichte 1999 (transl.)

From the reviews of the second edition:

"The second edition of this excellent monograph, called ‘Postmodern analysis’ in reaction to the Bourbaki style of Dieudonne’s ‘Modern Analysis’ keeps the spirit of the first edition. … . This new edition is a very valuable addition to the literature." (Jean Mawhin, Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society, Vol. 11 (4), 2004)

"This book in the Universitext series of Springer-Verlag blends analysis on an advanced level with relatively concrete parts of functional analysis. … The book is to be recommended to a broad readership. It is to be addressed especially to those who like a quick and unconventional course of higher analysis." (R. Schimming, Zeitschrift für Analysis und ihre Anwendungen, Vol. 22 (3), 2003)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig, Germany

    Jürgen Jost

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Postmodern Analysis

  • Authors: Jürgen Jost

  • Series Title: Universitext

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05306-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-05306-5Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0172-5939

  • Series E-ISSN: 2191-6675

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 371

  • Topics: Analysis, Partial Differential Equations

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