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Extension Problems and Stable Ranks

A Space Odyssey

Birkhäuser
  • The first monograph on the Bass and topological stable rank for analysts
  • Contains all relevant material written in an easily readable way to attack problems in this very active domain
  • Gives an introduction to topology and Banach algebras, featuring, in particular, real Banach algebras
  • Presents several advanced topics in complex analysis, thus accessible also for students and lecturers, and a good basis for seminars and advanced courses

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Table of contents (36 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
  2. Topological structures and Banach algebras

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 2-2
    2. A short introduction into point-set topology

      • Raymond Mortini, Rudolf Rupp
      Pages 2-164
    3. The Tietze extension theorem

      • Raymond Mortini, Rudolf Rupp
      Pages 165-178
    4. Smooth functions and Lebesgue measurable sets

      • Raymond Mortini, Rudolf Rupp
      Pages 179-216
    5. The \( \overline{\partial} \)-calculus

      • Raymond Mortini, Rudolf Rupp
      Pages 217-293
    6. Approximation theorems

      • Raymond Mortini, Rudolf Rupp
      Pages 294-325
    7. Maximum principles, integral formulas, and Blaschke products

      • Raymond Mortini, Rudolf Rupp
      Pages 326-374
    8. Banach algebra techniques

      • Raymond Mortini, Rudolf Rupp
      Pages 375-671
    9. The Stone-Čech compactification and extension of maps

      • Raymond Mortini, Rudolf Rupp
      Pages 672-713
    10. Nonunital Banach algebras

      • Raymond Mortini, Rudolf Rupp
      Pages 714-777
    11. Brouwer’s fixed point theorem

      • Raymond Mortini, Rudolf Rupp
      Pages 778-791
    12. Topology in the plane: a function theoretic approach

      • Raymond Mortini, Rudolf Rupp
      Pages 802-864
    13. Local and simple connectedness, curves, arcs, and continua

      • Raymond Mortini, Rudolf Rupp
      Pages 865-938
    14. Continuous extensions of conformal maps and homeomorphisms

      • Raymond Mortini, Rudolf Rupp
      Pages 939-977
    15. Advanced function-theoretic tools

      • Raymond Mortini, Rudolf Rupp
      Pages 978-1000
    16. Borsuk’s extension theorem

      • Raymond Mortini, Rudolf Rupp
      Pages 1001-1008
    17. Dimension theory

      • Raymond Mortini, Rudolf Rupp
      Pages 1009-1063
    18. Michael’s selection theorem

      • Raymond Mortini, Rudolf Rupp
      Pages 1064-1071

About this book

This self-contained encyclopedic monograph gives a detailed introduction to Bézout equations and stable ranks, encompassing and explaining needed topological, analytical, and algebraic tools and methods. Some of the highlights included are Carleson's corona theorem and the Bass, topological, and matricial stable ranks.

The first volume focusses on topological structures, Banach algebras, and advanced function theory, thus preparing the stage for the algebraic structures in the second volume towards examining stable ranks with analytic methods. The main emphasis is laid on algebras of holomorphic functions. Often a new approach is presented or at least a different angle of sight, which makes the book attractive both for researchers and students interested in these active fields of research.


Reviews

“The book under review is a self-contained monograph which gives a thorough overview of facts and results that are needed in order to understand the proofs of the results about extension problems and standard ranks. ... The book is a good resource for scientists working on stable ranks and extension problems and is also accessible to advanced graduate students.” (Mart Abel, zbMATH 1516.46002, 2023)

“The work under review is an encyclopedic two-volume treatise … . The book is clearly written and quite detailed, and includes an extensive bibliography, historical notes and an index.” (Michael T. Jury, Mathematical Reviews, October, 2023)

Authors and Affiliations

  • CNRS, IECL, Université de Lorraine, Metz, France

    Raymond Mortini

  • Fakultät für Angewandte Mathematik, Physik und Allgemeinwissenschaften, Technische Hochschule Nürnberg, Georg Simon Ohm, Nürnberg, Germany

    Rudolf Rupp

About the authors

RAYMOND MORTINI, born 1958, is professor emeritus at the Université de Lorraine in Metz (France) and, since 2020, guest researcher at the University of Luxembourg, his home country. He obtained his Ph.D. (1984) and habilitation (1988) at the University of Karlsruhe (Germany) and was hired by the Université de Metz in 1995. From 2017-2020 he hold his courses at the University of Luxembourg, still being affiliated with the Université de Lorraine. His main interests lie in function theory, functional analysis, operator theory and point set topology. Currently he is in the editorial board of three Springer journals. 

RUDOLF RUPP, born 1960, is professor at the Nuremberg Institute of Technology, Georg-Simon-Ohm in Nuremberg, Germany. He obtained his Ph.D.(1988) and habilitation (1992) at the University of Karlsruhe (Germany), now called KIT. From 1999 until 2003 he persued a job outside the university. His research interests lie in function theory, Banach algebras and point set topology.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Extension Problems and Stable Ranks

  • Book Subtitle: A Space Odyssey

  • Authors: Raymond Mortini, Rudolf Rupp

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73872-3

  • Publisher: Birkhäuser Cham

  • eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73871-6Published: 03 August 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-73872-3Published: 02 August 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 2176

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Functions of a Complex Variable, Functional Analysis

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Softcover Book USD 299.99
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