Ebook: Introduction to the analysis of normed linear spaces

Banach spaces provide a framework for linear and nonlinear functional analysis, operator theory, abstract analysis, probability, optimization and other branches of mathematics. This book introduces the reader to linear functional analysis and to related parts of infinite-dimensional Banach space theory. Key Features: - Develops classical theory, including weak topologies, locally convex space, Schauder bases and compact operator theory - Covers Radon-Nikodým property, finite-dimensional spaces and local theory on tensor products - Contains sections on uniform homeomorphisms and non-linear theory, Rosenthal's L1 theorem, fixed points, and more - Includes information about further topics and directions of research and some open problems at the end of each chapter - Provides numerous exercises for practice The text is suitable for graduate courses or for independent study. Prerequisites include basic courses in calculus and linear. Researchers in functional analysis will also benefit for this book as it can serve as a reference book 1. Basic properties of normed linear spaces; 2. Classes of example spaces; 3. Orthonormal sets in inner product spaces; 4. Norming mappings and forming duals and operator algebras; 5. The shape of the dual; 6. The Hahn-Banach theorem; 7. The natural embedding and reflexivity; 8. Subreflexivity; 9. Baire category theory for metric spaces; 10. The open mapping and closed graph theorems; 11. The uniform boundedness theorem; 12. Conjugate mappings; 13. Adjoint operators on Hilbert space; 14. Projection operators; 15. Compact operators; 16. The spectrum; 17. The spectrum of a continuous linear operator; 18. The spectrum of a compact operator; 19. The spectral theorem for compact normal operators on Hilbert space; 20. The spectral theorem for compact operators on Hilbert space; Appendices. A1. Zorn's lemma; A2. Numerical equivalence; A3. Hamel basis