Overview
- Demonstrates what positivity can do for an operator semigroup and how it affects the solution of an evolution equation
- Develops finite dimensional theory in a coordinate-free way
- Illustrates a rich set of up-to-date applications
- Builds a natural bridge between the finite and infinite dimensional theories ?
Part of the book series: Operator Theory: Advances and Applications (OT, volume 257)
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Advanced Topics and Applications
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Front Matter
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Keywords
About this book
In the first part, the finite dimensional theory in a coordinate-free way is developed, which is difficult to find in literature. This is a good opportunity to present the main ideas of the Perron-Frobenius theory in a way which can be used in the infinite dimensional situation. Applications to graph matrices, age structured population models and economic models are discussed.
The infinite dimensional theory of positive operator semigroups with their spectral and asymptotic theory is developed in the second part. Recent applications illustrate the theory, like population equations, neutron transport theory, delay equations or flows in networks. Each chapter is accompanied by a large set of exercises. An up-to-date bibliography and a detailed subject index help the interested reader.
The book is intended primarily for graduate and master students. The finite dimensional part, however, can be followed by an advanced bachelor with a solid knowledge of linear algebra and calculus.
Reviews
“The book gathers diverse material around the subject of positive operator semigroups and illustrates it well with a large number of evolution equations, to give in the end an original contribution to the literature. Each section contains notes and remarks, and ends with exercises. Mathematicians from a graduate student level on should find this book useful.” (Christoph Kriegler, Mathematical Reviews, February,2018)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
András Bátkai was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1972, received his PhD in 2000 in Tübingen and is currently associate professor of mathematics at the Eötvös Loránd University Budapest. He is mainly interested in the theory and applications of operator semigroup theory, in paricular in applications to delay equations.He is the author of a research monograph and over 25 research papers, and the editor of the Open Mathematics journal. He was a fellow of the Alexander-von Humboldt Stiftung, held several Marie-Curie postdoctoral fellowships and and the Alexits prize of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Marjeta Kramar Fijavž was born in 1973 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She received her PhD in Mathematics in 2004 at University of Ljubljana and has been associate professor of mathematics there since 2013. Her primary interest is in linear algebra and operator theory, in particular operator semigroups, evolution equations, and dynamical networks.
Abdelaziz Rhandi was born in Casablanca, Morocco, in 1964. He received the first Ph.D degree from the University of Besançon (France) and the second Ph.D degree from the University of Tübingen (Germany). Presently, he is full professor of analysis at the University of Salerno (Italy). His main interest is in applied functional analysis and partial differential equations. He is the author of more than 50 publications, and the editor of the journals Semigroup Forum and Positivity. He was the winner of the 2006 HP Technology for Teaching Higher Education and a fellow of the Alexander-von Humboldt Stiftung.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Positive Operator Semigroups
Book Subtitle: From Finite to Infinite Dimensions
Authors: András Bátkai, Marjeta Kramar Fijavž, Abdelaziz Rhandi
Series Title: Operator Theory: Advances and Applications
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42813-0
Publisher: Birkhäuser Cham
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-42811-6Published: 20 February 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82670-7Published: 12 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-42813-0Published: 13 February 2017
Series ISSN: 0255-0156
Series E-ISSN: 2296-4878
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 364
Topics: Operator Theory, Linear and Multilinear Algebras, Matrix Theory