One-dimensional linear singular integral equations. I. Introduction. Transl. from the German by Bernd Luderer and Steffen Roch (Q1189433)

From the authors' preface: This book is an introduction to the theory of linear one-dimensional singular integral operators. It is essentially a graduate textbook. Material of the monograph of the authors on one- dimensional singular integral operators (1973; Zbl 0271.47017). German translation 1979; Zbl 0413.47040) is widely used. In the final text version the authors included many addenda and changes which have in essence chaned character, structure and contents of the book and have, in our opinion, made it more suitable for a wider range of readers. Only the case of singular integral operators with continuous coefficients on a closed contour is considered herein. The case of discontinuous coefficients and more general contours will be considered in the second volume. Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. The operator of singular integration. 1.1. Notations, definitions and auxiliary statements (The operator of singular integration. The space \(L_ p(\Gamma,\rho)\). Interpolation theorems). 1.2. The boundedness of the operator \(S_ \Gamma\) in the space \(L_ p(\Gamma)\) with \(\Gamma\) being a simple curve. 1.3. Nonsimple curves. 1.4. Integral operators in weighted \(L_ p\) spaces. 1.5. Unbounded curves. 1.6. The operator of singular integration in the spaces of Hölder continuous functions. 1.7. The operator \(S^*_ \Gamma\). 1.8. Exercises. Comments and references. 2. One-sided invertible operators. 2.1. Direct sum of subspaces. 2.2. The direct complement. 2.3. Linear operators. Notations and simplest classes. 2.4. Projectors connected with the operator of singular integration. 2.5. One-sided invertible operators. 2.6. Singular integral operators and related operators. 2.7. Examples of one-sided invertible singular operators. 2.8. Two lemmas on the spectrum of an element in a subalgebra of a Banach algebra. 2.9. Subalgebras of a Banach algebra generated by one element. 2.10. Exercises. Comments and references. 3. Singular integral operators with continuous coefficients. 3.1. The index of a continuous function. 3.2. Singular integral operators with rational coefficients. 3.3. Factorization of functions. 3.4. The canonical factorization in a commutative Banach algebra. 3.5. Proof of the factorization theorem. 3.6. The local factorization principle. 3.7. Operators with continuous coefficients. 3.8. Approximate solutions of singular integral equations. 3.9. Generalized factorizations of continuous functions. 3.10. Operators with continuous coefficients (continuation). 3.11. Additional facts and generalizations. 3.12. Operators with degenerating coefficients. 3.13. A generalization of singular integral operators with continuous coefficients. 3.14. Solution of Wiener-Hopf equations. 3.15. Some applications. 3.16. Exercises. Comments and references. 4. Fredholm operators. 4.1. Normally solvable operators. 4.2. The restriction of normally solvable operators. 4.3. Perturbation of normally solvable operators. 4.4. The normal solvability of the adjoint operator. 4.5. Generalized invertible operators. 4.6. Fredholm operators. 4.7. Regularization of operators. Applications to singular integral operators. 4.8. Index and trace. 4.9. Functions of Fredholm operators and their index. 4.10. The structure of the set of Fredholm operators. 4.11. The dependence of \(\ker X\) and \(\hbox{im} X\) on the operator \(X\). 4.12. The continuity of the function \(k_ X\). 4.13. The case of a Hilbert space. 4.14. The normal solvability of multiplication by a matrix function. 4.15. \(\Phi_ \pm\)- operators. 4.16. One-sided regularization of operators. 4.17. Projections of invertible operators. 4.18. Exercises. Comments and references. 5. Local principles and their first applications. 5.1. Localizing classes. 5.2. Multipliers on \(\tilde l_ p\). 5.3. Paired equations with continuous coefficients on \(\tilde l_ p\). 5.4. Operators of local type. 5.5. Exercises. Comments and references. References. Subject Index. This book is, indeed, a very well written textbook, compact, simple and easy to read. Thus it can be recommended to everybody either lecturing the subject or entering in as a beginner. However, since it is a textbook, there are some points for which it should be payed more attention. A one-sided inverse to an \(A\) (whatever it means) is denoted by \(A^{-1}\) what is misleading. Historical comments and corresponding references are very valuable, provided that there are strict. References by citation of a book (or paper) where an original paper was cited, not by itself, is also misleading.