| Introduction to Hilbert Space and the Theory of Spectral Multiplicity Contributor(s): Halmos, Paul R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1614274711 ISBN-13: 9781614274711 Publisher: Martino Fine Books OUR PRICE: $8.92 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Vector Analysis - Science | Spectroscopy & Spectrum Analysis - Mathematics | Calculus |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.40 lbs) 118 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 2013 Reprint of 1951 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The subject matter of the book is funneled into three chapters: 1] The geometry of Hubert space; 2] the structure of self-adjoint and normal operators; 3] and multiplicity theory for a normal operator. For the last, an expert knowledge of measure theory is indispensable. Indeed, multiplicity theory is a magnificent measure-theoretic tour de force. The subject matter of the first two chapters might be said to constitute an introduction to Hilbert space, and for these, an a priori knowledge of classic measure theory is not essential. Paul Richard Halmos (1916-2006) was a Hungarian-born American mathematician who made fundamental advances in the areas of probability theory, statistics, operator theory, ergodic theory, and functional analysis (in particular, Hilbert spaces). He was also recognized as a great mathematical expositor. |