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A Topological Introduction to Nonlinear Analysis

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Robert F. Brown

    1. Santa Monica, USA

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  • 3rd Edition provides new content and expanded coverage of key topics
  • New section discusses the fixed point index and its many applications
  • Concise presentation and clear exposition make it an ideal resource for classroom use or self study
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Fixed Point Existence Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Topological Point of View

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      Pages 3-7

    3. Ascoli–Arzela Theory

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      Pages 9-17

    4. Brouwer Fixed Point Theory

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      Pages 19-23

    5. Schauder Fixed Point Theory

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      Pages 25-31

    6. The Forced Pendulum

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      Pages 33-42

    7. Equilibrium Heat Distribution

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      Pages 43-47

    8. Generalized Bernstein Theory

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      Pages 49-53

  3. Degree Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. Brouwer Degree

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      Pages 57-61

    3. Properties of the Brouwer Degree

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      Pages 63-69

    4. Leray–Schauder Degree

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      Pages 71-76

    5. Properties of the Leray–Schauder Degree

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      Pages 77-86

    6. The Mawhin Operator

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      Pages 87-92

    7. The Pendulum Swings Back

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      Pages 93-100

  4. Fixed Point Index Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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    2. A Retraction Theorem

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      Pages 103-107

    3. The Fixed Point Index

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      Pages 109-112

    4. The Tubular Reactor

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      Pages 113-118
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About this book

This third edition is addressed 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. Included in this new edition are several new chapters that present the fixed point index and its applications. The exposition and mathematical content is improved throughout. 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. "For the topology-minded reader, the book indeed has a lot to offer:  written in a very personal, eloquent and instructive style it makes  one of the highlights of nonlinear analysis accessible to a wide audience."-Monatshefte fur Mathematik (2006)

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“The basic goal of this book is to explain, prove and apply a famous result in bifurcation theory called the Krasnoselski-Rabinowitz theorem. … a large portion of this book should be reasonably understandable even to upper-level undergraduates with a good real analysis course under their belts; certainly a beginning graduate student should find this book quite comprehensible, very informative, and enjoyable as well. The author deserves both congratulations and thanks for making such nontrivial mathematics so readily accessible.” (Mark Hunacek, MAA Reviews, February, 2015)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Santa Monica, USA

    Robert F. Brown

About the author

Robert F. Brown is a Professor of Mathematics at UCLA.  His research area includes algebraic topology that is included within topological fixed point theory. Professor Brown's most recent research concerns the fixed point theory of fiber maps of fiberings with singularities.

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