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MA481 Measure Theory and Functional Analysis

  • The Lebesgue integral: the deficiencies of the Riemann integral, Lebesgue measure, measurable functions, the Lebesgue integral
  • Convergence theorems, functions of bounded variation and absolutely continuous functions, Vitali's Covering Theorem, integration and differentiation
  • General measure and integration theory: outer measures, measures, measurable functions, modes of convergence
  • Functional analysis: normed vector spaces and inner product spaces, bounded linear mappings, linear functionals and the dual space, the classical Banach spaces and their duals, Hilbert spaces, orthogonal decomposition, orthonormal bases, Fourier series

Texts

  • H.L. Royden, "Real Analysis" (Collier Macmillan)
  • E. Kreyszig, "Introductory Functional Analysis with Applications" (Wiley)

References

  • R.G.Bartle, "The Elements of Integration" (Wiley)
  • A. Brown & C. Pearcey, Introduction to Operator Theory, Vol I (Springer)
  • E. Hewitt & K. Stromberg, "Real and Abstract Analysis" (Springer)
  • M. Spiegel, "Real Variables" (Schaum Outline)
  • W. Rudin, "Functional Analysis" (McGraw Hill)
  • W. Rudin, "Real and Complex Analysis" (McGraw Hill)
  • M. Schechter, "Principles of Functional Analysis" (Academic Press)
  • N. Young, "An Introduction to Hilbert Spaces" (Cambridge)

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