TY - BOOK AU - Helffer,Bernard TI - Spectral theory and its applicationsBernard Helffer T2 - Cambridge studies in advanced mathematics SN - 9781139626095 AV - QC20 .S643 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Spectral theory (Mathematics) KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Unbounded operators; 3. Representation theorems; 4. Semibounded operators; 5. Compact operators; 6. Spectral theory for bounded operators; 7. Applications in physics and PDE; 8. Spectrum for self-adjoint operators; 9. Essentially self-adjoint operators; 10. Discrete spectrum, essential spectrum; 11. The max-min principle; 12. An application to fluid mechanics; 13. Pseudospectra; 14. Applications for 1D-models; 15. Applications in kinetic theory; 16. Problems; References; Index; 2; b N2 - "Bernard Helffer's graduate-level introduction to the basic tools in spectral analysis is illustrated by numerous examples from the Schrödinger operator theory and various branches of physics: statistical mechanics, superconductivity, fluid mechanics and kinetic theory. The later chapters also introduce non self-adjoint operator theory with an emphasis on the role of the pseudospectra"-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=508941&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -