Ebook: Integral Geometry and Radon Transforms

In this text, integral geometry deals with Radon’s problem of representing a function on a manifold in terms of its integrals over certain submanifolds—hence the term the Radon transform. Examples and far-reaching generalizations lead to fundamental problems such as: (i) injectivity, (ii) inversion formulas, (iii) support questions, (iv) applications (e.g., to tomography, partial differential equations and group representations). For the case of the plane, the inversion theorem and the support theorem have had major applications in medicine through tomography and CAT scanning. While containing some recent research, the book is aimed at beginning graduate students for classroom use or self-study. A number of exercises point to further results with documentation. From the reviews: “Integral Geometry is a fascinating area, where numerous branches of mathematics meet together. The contents of the book is concentrated around the duality and double fibration, which is realized through the masterful treatment of a variety of examples. The book is written by an expert, who has made fundamental contributions to the area.” —Boris Rubin, Louisiana State University

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In this text, integral geometry deals with Radon’s problem of representing a function on a manifold in terms of its integrals over certain submanifolds—hence the term the Radon transform. Examples and far-reaching generalizations lead to fundamental problems such as: (i) injectivity, (ii) inversion formulas, (iii) support questions, (iv) applications (e.g., to tomography, partial differential equations and group representations). For the case of the plane, the inversion theorem and the support theorem have had major applications in medicine through tomography and CAT scanning. While containing some recent research, the book is aimed at beginning graduate students for classroom use or self-study. A number of exercises point to further results with documentation. From the reviews: “Integral Geometry is a fascinating area, where numerous branches of mathematics meet together. The contents of the book is concentrated around the duality and double fibration, which is realized through the masterful treatment of a variety of examples. The book is written by an expert, who has made fundamental contributions to the area.” —Boris Rubin, Louisiana State University

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In this text, integral geometry deals with Radon’s problem of representing a function on a manifold in terms of its integrals over certain submanifolds—hence the term the Radon transform. Examples and far-reaching generalizations lead to fundamental problems such as: (i) injectivity, (ii) inversion formulas, (iii) support questions, (iv) applications (e.g., to tomography, partial differential equations and group representations). For the case of the plane, the inversion theorem and the support theorem have had major applications in medicine through tomography and CAT scanning. While containing some recent research, the book is aimed at beginning graduate students for classroom use or self-study. A number of exercises point to further results with documentation. From the reviews: “Integral Geometry is a fascinating area, where numerous branches of mathematics meet together. The contents of the book is concentrated around the duality and double fibration, which is realized through the masterful treatment of a variety of examples. The book is written by an expert, who has made fundamental contributions to the area.” —Boris Rubin, Louisiana State University
Content:
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Radon Transform on R n ....Pages 1-62
A Duality in Integral Geometry....Pages 63-109
The Radon Transform on Two-Point Homogeneous Spaces....Pages 111-169
The X-Ray Transform on a Symmetric Space....Pages 171-184
Orbital Integrals and the Wave Operator for Isotropic Lorentz Spaces....Pages 185-208
The Mean-Value Operator....Pages 209-219
Fourier Transforms and Distributions. A Rapid Course....Pages 221-251
Lie Transformation Groups and Differential Operators....Pages 253-263
Symmetric Spaces....Pages 265-274
Erratum....Pages E1-E1
Back Matter....Pages 271-271

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In this text, integral geometry deals with Radon’s problem of representing a function on a manifold in terms of its integrals over certain submanifolds—hence the term the Radon transform. Examples and far-reaching generalizations lead to fundamental problems such as: (i) injectivity, (ii) inversion formulas, (iii) support questions, (iv) applications (e.g., to tomography, partial differential equations and group representations). For the case of the plane, the inversion theorem and the support theorem have had major applications in medicine through tomography and CAT scanning. While containing some recent research, the book is aimed at beginning graduate students for classroom use or self-study. A number of exercises point to further results with documentation. From the reviews: “Integral Geometry is a fascinating area, where numerous branches of mathematics meet together. The contents of the book is concentrated around the duality and double fibration, which is realized through the masterful treatment of a variety of examples. The book is written by an expert, who has made fundamental contributions to the area.” —Boris Rubin, Louisiana State University
Content:
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Radon Transform on R n ....Pages 1-62
A Duality in Integral Geometry....Pages 63-109
The Radon Transform on Two-Point Homogeneous Spaces....Pages 111-169
The X-Ray Transform on a Symmetric Space....Pages 171-184
Orbital Integrals and the Wave Operator for Isotropic Lorentz Spaces....Pages 185-208
The Mean-Value Operator....Pages 209-219
Fourier Transforms and Distributions. A Rapid Course....Pages 221-251
Lie Transformation Groups and Differential Operators....Pages 253-263
Symmetric Spaces....Pages 265-274
Erratum....Pages E1-E1
Back Matter....Pages 271-271
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