Overview
Collects cutting-edge results and techniques for solving nonlinear partial differential equations using critical points
Presents numerous applications of critical point theory to important problems in mathematics and physics
Includes many of the author’s own state-of-the-art contributions to this active area of research
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Critical point theory
- Critical point calculus
- Critical point theory applications
- Variational methods
- Variational methods mathematical physics
- Saddle point theory
- Sandwich sets
- Infinite dimensional linking
- Weak solutions
- Minimax systems
- Semilinear differential equations
- Semilinear differential systems
- Semilinear partial differential equations
- Sandwich systems
- Sandwich pairs
- Monotonicity
- Schrodinger equation
- Elliptic systems
- Semilinear wave equation
- Hamiltonian systems
About this book
Different methods for finding critical points are presented in the first six chapters. The specific situations in which these methods are applicable is explained in detail. Focus then shifts toward the book’s main subject: applications to problems in mathematics and physics. These include topics such as Schrödinger equations, Hamiltonian systems, elliptic systems, nonlinear wave equations, nonlinear optics, semilinear PDEs, boundary value problems, and equations with multiple solutions. Readers will find this collection of applications convenient and thorough, with detailed proofs appearing throughout.
Critical Point Theory will be ideal for graduate students and researchers interested in solving differential equations, and for those studying variational methods. An understanding of fundamental mathematical analysis is assumed. In particular, the basic properties of Hilbert and Banach spaces are used.
Reviews
“Many problems arizing in science and engineering call for the solving of nonlinear ordinary differential equations or partial differential equations. These equations are difficult to solve, and there are few general techniques … to solve them. … This has motivated researchers to study critical points of functionals in order to solve the corresponding Euler equations. It has led to the development of several techniques to find critical points. This book is dedicated to the latest developments and applications of these techniques.” (Mohsen Timoumi, zbMATH 1462.35008, 2021)
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Critical Point Theory
Book Subtitle: Sandwich and Linking Systems
Authors: Martin Schechter
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45603-0
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 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-45602-3Published: 30 May 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-45605-4Published: 30 May 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-45603-0Published: 30 May 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXVI, 320
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Optimization, Operator Theory, Global Analysis and Analysis on Manifolds, Analysis