Foreword |
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Preface |
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Selected notational conventions |
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Chapter 1 Linear differential operators |
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1 | (14) |
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§1.1 Definition and examples |
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1 | (1) |
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§1.2 The total and the principal symbols |
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2 | (2) |
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4 | (1) |
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§1.4 The canonical form of second-order operators with constant coefficients |
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5 | (2) |
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§1.5 Characteristics. Ellipticity and hyperbolicity |
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7 | (1) |
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§1.6 Characteristics and the canonical form of second-order operators and second-order equations for n = 2 |
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8 | (3) |
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§1.7 The general solution of a homogeneous hyperbolic equation with constant coefficients for n = 2 |
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11 | (1) |
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§1.8 Appendix. Tangent and cotangent vectors |
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12 | (2) |
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14 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 One-dimensional wave equation |
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15 | (28) |
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§2.1 Vibrating string equation |
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15 | (5) |
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§2.2 Unbounded string. The Cauchy problem. D'Alembert's formula |
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20 | (4) |
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§2.3 A semibounded string. Reflection of waves from the end of the string |
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24 | (2) |
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§2.4 A bounded string. Standing waves. The Fourier method (separation of variables method) |
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26 | (7) |
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§2.5 Appendix. The calculus of variations and classical mechanics |
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33 | (6) |
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39 | (4) |
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Chapter 3 The Sturm-Liouville problem |
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43 | (14) |
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§3.1 Formulation of the problem |
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43 | (1) |
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§3.2 Basic properties of eigenvalues and eigenfunctions |
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44 | (3) |
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§3.3 The short-wave asymptotics |
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47 | (3) |
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§3.4 The Green's function and completeness of the system of eigenfunctions |
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50 | (4) |
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54 | (3) |
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57 | (42) |
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§4.1 Motivation of the definition. Spaces of test functions |
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57 | (6) |
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§4.2 Spaces of distributions |
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63 | (4) |
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§4.3 Topology and convergence in the spaces of distributions |
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67 | (3) |
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§4.4 The support of a distribution |
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70 | (4) |
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§4.5 Differentiation of distributions and multiplication by a smooth function |
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74 | (13) |
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§4.6 A general notion of the transposed (adjoint) operator. Change of variables. Homogeneous distributions |
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87 | (4) |
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§4.7 Appendix. Minkowski inequality |
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91 | (3) |
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§4.8 Appendix Completeness of distribution spaces |
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94 | (2) |
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96 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 Convolution and Fourier transform |
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99 | (28) |
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§5.1 Convolution and direct product of regular functions |
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99 | (2) |
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§5.2 Direct product of distributions |
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101 | (3) |
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§5.3 Convolution of distributions |
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104 | (3) |
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§5.4 Other properties of convolution. Support and singular support of a convolution |
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107 | (2) |
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§5.5 Relation between smoothness of a fundamental solution and that of solutions of the homogeneous equation |
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109 | (4) |
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§5.6 Solutions with isolated singularities. A removable singularity theorem for harmonic functions |
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113 | (1) |
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§5.7 Estimates of derivatives of a solution of a hypoelliptic equation |
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114 | (2) |
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§5.8 Fourier transform of tempered distributions |
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116 | (4) |
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§5.9 Applying the Fourier transform to find fundamental solutions |
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120 | (1) |
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§5.10 Liouville's theorem |
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121 | (2) |
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123 | (4) |
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Chapter 6 Harmonic functions |
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127 | (24) |
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§6.1 Mean-value theorems for harmonic functions |
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127 | (2) |
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§6.2 The maximum principle |
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129 | (2) |
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§6.3 Dirichlet's boundary value problem |
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131 | (2) |
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133 | (3) |
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§6.5 Green's function for the Laplacian |
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136 | (4) |
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140 | (3) |
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§6.7 Explicit formulas for Green's functions |
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143 | (4) |
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147 | (4) |
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Chapter 7 The heat equation |
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151 | (20) |
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§7.1 Physical meaning of the heat equation |
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151 | (2) |
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§7.2 Boundary value problems for the heat and Laplace equations |
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153 | (2) |
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§7.3 A proof that the limit function is harmonic |
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155 | (1) |
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§7.4 A solution of the Cauchy problem for the heat equation and Poisson's integral |
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156 | (5) |
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§7.5 The fundamental solution for the heat operator. Duhamel's formula |
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161 | (3) |
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§7.6 Estimates of derivatives of a solution of the heat equation |
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164 | (1) |
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§7.7 Holmgren's principle. The uniqueness of solution of the Cauchy problem for the heat equation |
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165 | (3) |
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§7.8 A scheme for solving the first and second initial-boundary value problems by the Fourier method |
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168 | (2) |
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170 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 Sobolev spaces. A generalized solution of Dirichlet's problem |
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171 | (22) |
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171 | (6) |
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177 | (4) |
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§8.3 Dirichlet's integral. The Friedrichs inequality |
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181 | (2) |
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§8.4 Dirichlet's problem (generalized solutions) |
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183 | (7) |
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190 | (3) |
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Chapter 9 The eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of the Laplace operator |
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193 | (22) |
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§9.1 Symmetric and selfadjoint operators in Hilbert space |
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193 | (4) |
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§9.2 The Friedrichs extension |
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197 | (4) |
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§9.3 Discreteness of spectrum for the Laplace operator in a bounded domain |
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201 | (1) |
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§9.4 Fundamental solution of the Helmholtz operator and the analyticity of eigenfunctions of the Laplace operator at the interior points. Bessel's equation |
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202 | (7) |
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§9.5 Variational principle. The behavior of eigenvalues under variation of the domain. Estimates of eigenvalues |
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209 | (3) |
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212 | (3) |
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Chapter 10 The wave equation |
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215 | (26) |
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§10.1 Physical problems leading to the wave equation |
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215 | (5) |
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§10.2 Plane, spherical, and cylindric waves |
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220 | (2) |
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§10.3 The wave equation as a Hamiltonian system |
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222 | (6) |
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§10.4 A spherical wave caused by an instant flash and a solution of the Cauchy problem for the three-dimensional wave equation |
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228 | (6) |
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§10.5 The fundamental solution for the three-dimensional wave operator and a solution of the nonhomogeneous wave equation |
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234 | (2) |
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§10.6 The two-dimensional wave equation (the descent method) |
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236 | (3) |
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239 | (2) |
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Chapter 11 Properties of the potentials and their computation |
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241 | (16) |
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§11.1 Definitions of potentials |
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242 | (2) |
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§11.2 Functions smooth up to F from each side, and their derivatives |
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244 | (7) |
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§11.3 Jumps of potentials |
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251 | (2) |
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§11.4 Calculating potentials |
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253 | (3) |
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256 | (1) |
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Chapter 12 Wave fronts and short-wave asymptotics for hyperbolic equations |
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257 | (32) |
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§12.1 Characteristics as surfaces of jumps |
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257 | (5) |
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§12.2 The Hamilton-Jacobi equation. Wave fronts, bicharacteristics, and rays |
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262 | (7) |
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§12.3 The characteristics of hyperbolic equations |
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269 | (2) |
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§12.4 Rapidly oscillating solutions. The eikonal equation and the transport equations |
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271 | (10) |
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§12.5 The Cauchy problem with rapidly oscillating initial data |
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281 | (6) |
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287 | (2) |
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Chapter 13 Answers and hints. Solutions |
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289 | (22) |
Bibliography |
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311 | (4) |
Index |
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