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Multi-Layer Potentials and Boundary Problems

Author : Irina Mitrea
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3642326668
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (423 download)

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Book Synopsis Multi-Layer Potentials and Boundary Problems by : Irina Mitrea

Download or read book Multi-Layer Potentials and Boundary Problems written by Irina Mitrea and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-01-05 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many phenomena in engineering and mathematical physics can be modeled by means of boundary value problems for a certain elliptic differential operator in a given domain. When the differential operator under discussion is of second order a variety of tools are available for dealing with such problems, including boundary integral methods, variational methods, harmonic measure techniques, and methods based on classical harmonic analysis. When the differential operator is of higher-order (as is the case, e.g., with anisotropic plate bending when one deals with a fourth order operator) only a few options could be successfully implemented. In the 1970s Alberto Calderón, one of the founders of the modern theory of Singular Integral Operators, advocated the use of layer potentials for the treatment of higher-order elliptic boundary value problems. The present monograph represents the first systematic treatment based on this approach. This research monograph lays, for the first time, the mathematical foundation aimed at solving boundary value problems for higher-order elliptic operators in non-smooth domains using the layer potential method and addresses a comprehensive range of topics, dealing with elliptic boundary value problems in non-smooth domains including layer potentials, jump relations, non-tangential maximal function estimates, multi-traces and extensions, boundary value problems with data in Whitney–Lebesque spaces, Whitney–Besov spaces, Whitney–Sobolev- based Lebesgue spaces, Whitney–Triebel–Lizorkin spaces,Whitney–Sobolev-based Hardy spaces, Whitney–BMO and Whitney–VMO spaces.

Layer Potentials, the Hodge Laplacian, and Global Boundary Problems in Nonsmooth Riemannian Manifolds

Author : Dorina Mitrea
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781470403065
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (3 download)

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Book Synopsis Layer Potentials, the Hodge Laplacian, and Global Boundary Problems in Nonsmooth Riemannian Manifolds by : Dorina Mitrea

Download or read book Layer Potentials, the Hodge Laplacian, and Global Boundary Problems in Nonsmooth Riemannian Manifolds written by Dorina Mitrea and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction Singular integrals on Lipschitz submanifolds of codimension one Estimates on fundamental solutions General second-order strongly elliptic systems The Dirichlet problem for the Hodge Laplacian and related operators Natural boundary problems for the Hodge Laplacian in Lipschitz domains Layer potential operators on Lipschitz domains Rellich type estimates for differential forms Fredholm properties of boundary integral operators on regular spaces Weak extensions of boundary derivative operators Localization arguments and the end of the proof of Theorem 6.2 Harmonic fields on Lipschitz domains The proofs of the Theorems 5.1-5.5 The proofs of the auxiliary lemmas Applications to Maxwell's equations on Lipschitz domains Analysis on Lipschitz manifolds The connection between $d_\partial$ and $d_{\partial\Omega}$ Bibliography

Singular Integral Operators, Quantitative Flatness, and Boundary Problems

Author : Juan José Marín
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031082346
Total Pages : 605 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Book Synopsis Singular Integral Operators, Quantitative Flatness, and Boundary Problems by : Juan José Marín

Download or read book Singular Integral Operators, Quantitative Flatness, and Boundary Problems written by Juan José Marín and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-09-29 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph provides a state-of-the-art, self-contained account on the effectiveness of the method of boundary layer potentials in the study of elliptic boundary value problems with boundary data in a multitude of function spaces. Many significant new results are explored in detail, with complete proofs, emphasizing and elaborating on the link between the geometric measure-theoretic features of an underlying surface and the functional analytic properties of singular integral operators defined on it. Graduate students, researchers, and professionals interested in a modern account of the topic of singular integral operators and boundary value problems – as well as those more generally interested in harmonic analysis, PDEs, and geometric analysis – will find this text to be a valuable addition to the mathematical literature.

Layer Potentials, the Hodge Laplacian, and Global Boundary Problems in Nonsmooth Riemannian Manifolds

Author : Dorina Mitrea
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 9780821864357
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (643 download)

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Book Synopsis Layer Potentials, the Hodge Laplacian, and Global Boundary Problems in Nonsmooth Riemannian Manifolds by : Dorina Mitrea

Download or read book Layer Potentials, the Hodge Laplacian, and Global Boundary Problems in Nonsmooth Riemannian Manifolds written by Dorina Mitrea and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2001-02-06 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The general aim of the present monograph is to study boundary-value problems for second-order elliptic operators in Lipschitz subdomains of Riemannian manifolds. In the first part (ss1-4), we develop a theory for Cauchy type operators on Lipschitz submanifolds of codimension one (focused on boundedness properties and jump relations) and solve the $L^p$-Dirichlet problem, with $p$ close to $2$, for general second-order strongly elliptic systems. The solution is represented in the form of layer potentials and optimal nontangential maximal function estimates are established. This analysis is carried out under smoothness assumptions (for the coefficients of the operator, metric tensor and the underlying domain) which are in the nature of best possible. In the second part of the monograph, ss5-13, we further specialize this discussion to the case of Hodge Laplacian $\Delta:=-d\delta-\delta d$. This time, the goal is to identify all (pairs of) natural boundary conditions of Neumann type. Owing to the structural richness of the higher degree case we are considering, the theory developed here encompasses in a unitary fashion many basic PDE's of mathematical physics. Its scope extends to also cover Maxwell's equations, dealt with separately in s14. The main tools are those of PDE's and harmonic analysis, occasionally supplemented with some basic facts from algebraic topology and differential geometry.

Geometric Harmonic Analysis V

Author : Dorina Mitrea
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031315618
Total Pages : 1006 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (313 download)

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Download or read book Geometric Harmonic Analysis V written by Dorina Mitrea and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-08-22 with total page 1006 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph presents a comprehensive, self-contained, and novel approach to the Divergence Theorem through five progressive volumes. Its ultimate aim is to develop tools in Real and Harmonic Analysis, of geometric measure theoretic flavor, capable of treating a broad spectrum of boundary value problems formulated in rather general geometric and analytic settings. The text is intended for researchers, graduate students, and industry professionals interested in applications of harmonic analysis and geometric measure theory to complex analysis, scattering, and partial differential equations. The ultimate goal in Volume V is to prove well-posedness and Fredholm solvability results concerning boundary value problems for elliptic second-order homogeneous constant (complex) coefficient systems, and domains of a rather general geometric nature. The formulation of the boundary value problems treated here is optimal from a multitude of points of view, having to do with geometry, functional analysis (through the consideration of a large variety of scales of function spaces), topology, and partial differential equations.

Layer Potential Techniques in Spectral Analysis

Author : Habib Ammari
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 0821847848
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (218 download)

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Book Synopsis Layer Potential Techniques in Spectral Analysis by : Habib Ammari

Download or read book Layer Potential Techniques in Spectral Analysis written by Habib Ammari and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the early part of the twentieth century, the use of integral equations has developed into a range of tools for the study of partial differential equations. This includes the use of single- and double-layer potentials to treat classical boundary value problems. The aim of this book is to give a self-contained presentation of an asymptotic theory for eigenvalue problems using layer potential techniques with applications in the fields of inverse problems, band gap structures, and optimal design, in particular the optimal design of photonic and phononic crystals. Throughout this book, it is shown how powerful the layer potentials techniques are for solving not only boundary value problems but also eigenvalue problems if they are combined with the elegant theory of Gohberg and Sigal on meromorphic operator-valued functions. The general approach in this book is developed in detail for eigenvalue problems for the Laplacian and the Lame system in the following two situations: one under variation of domains or boundary conditions and the other due to the presence of inclusions. The book will be of interest to researchers and graduate students working in the fields of partial differential equations, integral equations, and inverse problems. Researchers in engineering and physics may also find this book helpful.

Geometric Harmonic Analysis IV

Author : Dorina Mitrea
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031291794
Total Pages : 1004 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (312 download)

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Book Synopsis Geometric Harmonic Analysis IV by : Dorina Mitrea

Download or read book Geometric Harmonic Analysis IV written by Dorina Mitrea and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-07-09 with total page 1004 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph presents a comprehensive, self-contained, and novel approach to the Divergence Theorem through five progressive volumes. Its ultimate aim is to develop tools in Real and Harmonic Analysis, of geometric measure theoretic flavor, capable of treating a broad spectrum of boundary value problems formulated in rather general geometric and analytic settings. The text is intended for researchers, graduate students, and industry professionals interested in applications of harmonic analysis and geometric measure theory to complex analysis, scattering, and partial differential equations. Traditionally, the label “Calderón-Zygmund theory” has been applied to a distinguished body of works primarily pertaining to the mapping properties of singular integral operators on Lebesgue spaces, in various geometric settings. Volume IV amounts to a versatile Calderón-Zygmund theory for singular integral operators of layer potential type in open sets with uniformly rectifiable boundaries, considered on a diverse range of function spaces. Novel applications to complex analysis in several variables are also explored here.

Singularly Perturbed Boundary Value Problems

Author : Matteo Dalla Riva
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030762599
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Singularly Perturbed Boundary Value Problems written by Matteo Dalla Riva and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is devoted to the analysis of the basic boundary value problems for the Laplace equation in singularly perturbed domains. The main purpose is to illustrate a method called Functional Analytic Approach, to describe the dependence of the solutions upon a singular perturbation parameter in terms of analytic functions. Here the focus is on domains with small holes and the perturbation parameter is the size of the holes. The book is the first introduction to the topic and covers the theoretical material and its applications to a series of problems that range from simple illustrative examples to more involved research results. The Functional Analytic Approach makes constant use of the integral representation method for the solutions of boundary value problems, of Potential Theory, of the Theory of Analytic Functions both in finite and infinite dimension, and of Nonlinear Functional Analysis. Designed to serve various purposes and readerships, the extensive introductory part spanning Chapters 1–7 can be used as a reference textbook for graduate courses on classical Potential Theory and its applications to boundary value problems. The early chapters also contain results that are rarely presented in the literature and may also, therefore, attract the interest of more expert readers. The exposition moves on to introduce the Functional Analytic Approach. A reader looking for a quick introduction to the method can find simple illustrative examples specifically designed for this purpose. More expert readers will find a comprehensive presentation of the Functional Analytic Approach, which allows a comparison between the approach of the book and the more classical expansion methods of Asymptotic Analysis and offers insights on the specific features of the approach and its applications to linear and nonlinear boundary value problems.

Harmonic Analysis, Partial Differential Equations, Complex Analysis, Banach Spaces, and Operator Theory (Volume 1)

Author : María Cristina Pereyra
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319309617
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (193 download)

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Book Synopsis Harmonic Analysis, Partial Differential Equations, Complex Analysis, Banach Spaces, and Operator Theory (Volume 1) by : María Cristina Pereyra

Download or read book Harmonic Analysis, Partial Differential Equations, Complex Analysis, Banach Spaces, and Operator Theory (Volume 1) written by María Cristina Pereyra and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering a range of subjects from operator theory and classical harmonic analysis to Banach space theory, this book contains survey and expository articles by leading experts in their corresponding fields, and features fully-refereed, high-quality papers exploring new results and trends in spectral theory, mathematical physics, geometric function theory, and partial differential equations. Graduate students and researchers in analysis will find inspiration in the articles collected in this volume, which emphasize the remarkable connections between harmonic analysis and operator theory. Another shared research interest of the contributors of this volume lies in the area of applied harmonic analysis, where a new notion called chromatic derivatives has recently been introduced in communication engineering. The material for this volume is based on the 13th New Mexico Analysis Seminar held at the University of New Mexico, April 3-4, 2014 and on several special sections of the Western Spring Sectional Meeting at the University of New Mexico, April 4-6, 2014. During the event, participants honored the memory of Cora Sadosky—a great mathematician who recently passed away and who made significant contributions to the field of harmonic analysis. Cora was an exceptional mathematician and human being. She was a world expert in harmonic analysis and operator theory, publishing over fifty-five research papers and authoring a major textbook in the field. Participants of the conference include new and senior researchers, recent doctorates as well as leading experts in the area.

Layer Potentials and Boundary-Value Problems for Second Order Elliptic Operators with Data in Besov Spaces

Author : Ariel Barton:
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 1470419890
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (74 download)

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Book Synopsis Layer Potentials and Boundary-Value Problems for Second Order Elliptic Operators with Data in Besov Spaces by : Ariel Barton:

Download or read book Layer Potentials and Boundary-Value Problems for Second Order Elliptic Operators with Data in Besov Spaces written by Ariel Barton: and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph presents a comprehensive treatment of second order divergence form elliptic operators with bounded measurable t-independent coefficients in spaces of fractional smoothness, in Besov and weighted Lp classes. The authors establish: (1) Mapping properties for the double and single layer potentials, as well as the Newton potential; (2) Extrapolation-type solvability results: the fact that solvability of the Dirichlet or Neumann boundary value problem at any given Lp space automatically assures their solvability in an extended range of Besov spaces; (3) Well-posedness for the non-homogeneous boundary value problems. In particular, the authors prove well-posedness of the non-homogeneous Dirichlet problem with data in Besov spaces for operators with real, not necessarily symmetric, coefficients.

Inverse Problems, Multi-Scale Analysis, and Effective Medium Theory

Author : Habib Ammari
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 0821839683
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (218 download)

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Book Synopsis Inverse Problems, Multi-Scale Analysis, and Effective Medium Theory by : Habib Ammari

Download or read book Inverse Problems, Multi-Scale Analysis, and Effective Medium Theory written by Habib Ammari and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent developments in inverse problems, multi-scale analysis and effective medium theory reveal that these fields share several fundamental concepts. This book is the proceedings of the research conference, ``Workshop in Seoul: Inverse Problems, Multi-Scale Analysis and Homogenization,'' held at Seoul National University, June 22-24, 2005. It highlights the benefits of sharing ideas among these areas, of merging the expertise of scientists working there, and of directing interest towards challenging issues such as imaging nanoscience and biological imaging. Contributions are written by prominent experts and are of interest to researchers and graduate students interested in partial differential equations and applications.

Geometric Harmonic Analysis II

Author : Dorina Mitrea
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031137183
Total Pages : 938 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Geometric Harmonic Analysis II written by Dorina Mitrea and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-03-03 with total page 938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph is part of a larger program, materializing in five volumes, whose principal aim is to develop tools in Real and Harmonic Analysis, of geometric measure theoretic flavor, capable of treating a broad spectrum of boundary value problems formulated in rather general geometric and analytic settings. Volume II is concerned with function spaces measuring size and/or smoothness, such as Hardy spaces, Besov spaces, Triebel-Lizorkin spaces, Sobolev spaces, Morrey spaces, Morrey-Campanato spaces, spaces of functions of Bounded Mean Oscillations, etc., in general geometric settings. Work here also highlights the close interplay between differentiability properties of functions and singular integral operators. The text is intended for researchers, graduate students, and industry professionals interested in harmonic analysis, functional analysis, geometric measure theory, and function space theory.

Distributions, Partial Differential Equations, and Harmonic Analysis

Author : Dorina Mitrea
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030032965
Total Pages : 600 pages
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Download or read book Distributions, Partial Differential Equations, and Harmonic Analysis written by Dorina Mitrea and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-12-29 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to offer, in a concise, rigorous, and largely self-contained manner, a rapid introduction to the theory of distributions and its applications to partial differential equations and harmonic analysis. The book is written in a format suitable for a graduate course spanning either over one-semester, when the focus is primarily on the foundational aspects, or over a two-semester period that allows for the proper amount of time to cover all intended applications as well. It presents a balanced treatment of the topics involved, and contains a large number of exercises (upwards of two hundred, more than half of which are accompanied by solutions), which have been carefully chosen to amplify the effect, and substantiate the power and scope, of the theory of distributions. Graduate students, professional mathematicians, and scientifically trained people with a wide spectrum of mathematical interests will find this book to be a useful resource and complete self-study guide. Throughout, a special effort has been made to develop the theory of distributions not as an abstract edifice but rather give the reader a chance to see the rationale behind various seemingly technical definitions, as well as the opportunity to apply the newly developed tools (in the natural build-up of the theory) to concrete problems in partial differential equations and harmonic analysis, at the earliest opportunity. The main additions to the current, second edition, pertain to fundamental solutions (through the inclusion of the Helmholtz operator, the perturbed Dirac operator, and their iterations) and the theory of Sobolev spaces (built systematically from the ground up, exploiting natural connections with the Fourier Analysis developed earlier in the monograph).

Geometric Harmonic Analysis III

Author : Dorina Mitrea
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031227352
Total Pages : 980 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book Geometric Harmonic Analysis III written by Dorina Mitrea and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-05-12 with total page 980 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph presents a comprehensive, self-contained, and novel approach to the Divergence Theorem through five progressive volumes. Its ultimate aim is to develop tools in Real and Harmonic Analysis, of geometric measure theoretic flavor, capable of treating a broad spectrum of boundary value problems formulated in rather general geometric and analytic settings. The text is intended for researchers, graduate students, and industry professionals interested in applications of harmonic analysis and geometric measure theory to complex analysis, scattering, and partial differential equations. Volume III is concerned with integral representation formulas for nullsolutions of elliptic PDEs, Calderón-Zygmund theory for singular integral operators, Fatou type theorems for systems of elliptic PDEs, and applications to acoustic and electromagnetic scattering. Overall, this amounts to a powerful and nuanced theory developed on uniformly rectifiable sets, which builds on the work of many predecessors.

The Technique of Pseudodifferential Operators

Author : Heinz Otto Cordes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521378648
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (213 download)

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Book Synopsis The Technique of Pseudodifferential Operators by : Heinz Otto Cordes

Download or read book The Technique of Pseudodifferential Operators written by Heinz Otto Cordes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-02-23 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pseudodifferential operators arise naturally in a solution of boundary problems for partial differential equations. The formalism of these operators serves to make the Fourier-Laplace method applicable for nonconstant coefficient equations. This book presents the technique of pseudodifferential operators and its applications, especially to the Dirac theory of quantum mechanics. The treatment uses 'Leibniz formulas' with integral remainders or as asymptotic series. While a pseudodifferential operator is commonly defined by an integral formula, it also may be described by invariance under action of a Lie group. The author discusses connections to the theory of C*-algebras, invariant algebras of pseudodifferential operators under hyperbolic evolution, and the relation of the hyperbolic theory to the propagation of maximal ideals. The Technique of Pseudodifferential Operators will be of particular interest to researchers in partial differential equations and mathematical physics.

Geometric Harmonic Analysis I

Author : Dorina Mitrea
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031059506
Total Pages : 940 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Geometric Harmonic Analysis I written by Dorina Mitrea and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-04 with total page 940 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph presents a comprehensive, self-contained, and novel approach to the Divergence Theorem through five progressive volumes. Its ultimate aim is to develop tools in Real and Harmonic Analysis, of geometric measure theoretic flavor, capable of treating a broad spectrum of boundary value problems formulated in rather general geometric and analytic settings. The text is intended for researchers, graduate students, and industry professionals interested in applications of harmonic analysis and geometric measure theory to complex analysis, scattering, and partial differential equations. Volume I establishes a sharp version of the Divergence Theorem (aka Fundamental Theorem of Calculus) which allows for an inclusive class of vector fields whose boundary trace is only assumed to exist in a nontangential pointwise sense.

Operator Theory, Function Spaces, and Applications

Author : Tanja Eisner
Publisher : Birkhäuser
ISBN 13 : 3319313835
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (193 download)

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Book Synopsis Operator Theory, Function Spaces, and Applications by : Tanja Eisner

Download or read book Operator Theory, Function Spaces, and Applications written by Tanja Eisner and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2016-09-24 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume collects a selected number of papers presented at the International Workshop on Operator Theory and its Applications (IWOTA) held in July 2014 at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. Main developments in the broad area of operator theory are covered, with special emphasis on applications to science and engineering. The volume also presents papers dedicated to the eightieth birthday of Damir Arov and to the sixty-fifth birthday of Leiba Rodman, both leading figures in the area of operator theory and its applications, in particular, to systems theory.