Introductory functional analysis. With applications to boundary value problems and finite elements

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The main goal of the book is to describe in rather modern language the basic ideas which are in the ground of the boundary value problems and finite element method. It has really introductory character and allows the reader to understand how to apply the main tools of functional analysis problems of different kind. For this reason not only theoretical facts are explained but also a great number of useful examples are treated in detail. Therefore, in certain sense the text answers the question: how to put abstract ideas into concrete problems? The book consists for four parts: ``Introduction, ``Linear functional analysis, ``Elliptic boundary value problems, ``The finite element method. An important special addition to the main material is a big series of exercises which can help to make the first steps in application of functional analytic methods. The introduction is devoted to explaining why functional analysis is so fruitful and what kind of problems it deals with. Part 1 ``LFA contains standard material useful for different applications (sets, functions and integration, spaces, linear operators, orthogonality and distributions). In comparison with numerious descriptions of these results in the reviewed book it is presented in the form of explanation of the main ideas. The bibliographical notes can help the reader to find more advanced theorems and their proofs. Part 2 ``BVP deals with three principal questions. In the course of classification of the main equations and boundary value problems for them the most characteristic models are described in detail. Of course it needs some machinery. The author tries to show what is the reason for applying different approaches and tools of functional analysis. Or inversely: how the nature of physical models leads to the most attractive methods of analysis. The second question in the discussion is connected with variational boundary value problems. Some typical examples illustrate the notions and tools of applied calculus of variations. The last chapter should give the reader an imagination how to construct approximative procedures and to get approximate solutions, and what are the main problems appeared. Part 3 ``FEM can be called ``finite elements for beginners. Using the series of concrete examples, the author shows how the method is developed and applied, as well as what are the advantages of it and what are the main difficulties. The book can find interest among students (not only in mathematics). Lecturers in math can find in it a lot of grains to be put into the earth of their lectures.




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