Books in the Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics series

Eigenvalues of Laplace and Schroedinger operators play a fundamental role in many applications in mathematics and physics. This graduate-level book is devoted to their qualitative and quantitative mathematical analysis. It assumes no prior knowledge in this area and leads up to cutting-edge research on sharp constants in Lieb-Thirring inequalities.

This self-contained book introduces discrete harmonic analysis with an emphasis on the Discrete Fourier Transform and the Fast Fourier Transform. Featuring plenty of examples and over 160 exercises, this book will be a valuable reference for graduate students and researchers in mathematics, engineering, and computer science.

This book originates from graduate courses given in Cambridge and London. It provides a brisk, thorough treatment of the foundations of algebraic number theory, and builds on that to introduce more advanced ideas. Throughout, the authors emphasise the systematic development of techniques for the explicit calculation of the basic invariants, such as rings of integers, class groups, and units. Moreover they combine, at each stage of development, theory with explicit computations and applications, and provide motivation in terms of classical number-theoretic problems. A number of special topics are included that can be treated at this level but can usually only be found in research monographs or original papers, for instance: module theory of Dedekind domains; tame and wild ramifications; Gauss series and Gauss periods; binary quadratic forms; and Brauer relations. This is the only textbook at this level which combines clean, modern algebraic techniques together with a substantial arithmetic content. It will be indispensable for all practising and would-be algebraic number theorists.

This two-volume text in harmonic analysis is appropriate for advanced undergraduate students with a strong background in mathematical analysis and for beginning graduate students wishing to specialize in analysis. With numerous exercises and problems it is suitable for independent study as well as for use as a course text.

In the last two decades Cohen-Macaulay rings and modules have been central topics in commutative algebra. This book meets the need for a thorough, self-contained introduction to the homological and combinatorial aspects of the theory of Cohen-Macaulay rings, Gorenstein rings, local cohomology, and canonical modules. A separate chapter is devoted to Hilbert functions (including Macaulay's theorem) and numerical invariants derived from them. The authors emphasize the study of explicit, specific rings, making the presentation as concrete as possible. So the general theory is applied to Stanley-Reisner rings, semigroup rings, determinantal rings, and rings of invariants. Their connections with combinatorics are highlighted, e.g. Stanley's upper bound theorem or Ehrhart's reciprocity law for rational polytopes. The final chapters are devoted to Hochster's theorem on big Cohen-Macaulay modules and its applications, including Peskine-Szpiro's intersection theorem, the Evans-Griffith syzygy theorem, bounds for Bass numbers, and tight closure. Throughout each chapter the authors have supplied many examples and exercises which, combined with the expository style, will make the book very useful for graduate courses in algebra. As the only modern, broad account of the subject it will be essential reading for researchers in commutative algebra.

This book describes some of the most important examples of spectral sequences and some of their most spectacular applications. At the same time, it exposes the foundations in an accessible manner, starting from informal calculations to give the novice a familiarity with the range of applications possible with spectral sequences.

In this second edition of the now classic text, the already extensive treatment given in the first edition has been heavily revised by the author. The addition of two new sections, numerous new results and 150 references means that this represents a comprehensive account of random graph theory. The theory (founded by Erdos and Renyi in the late fifties) aims to estimate the number of graphs of a given degree that exhibit certain properties. It not only has numerous combinatorial applications, but also serves as a model for the probabilistic treatment of more complicated random structures. This book, written by an acknowledged expert in the field, can be used by mathematicians, computer scientists and electrical engineers, as well as people working in biomathematics. It is self-contained, and with numerous exercises in each chapter, is ideal for advanced courses or self study.

This is an introduction to p-adic analysis, displaying the variety of applications of the subject. Dr Schikhof shows how p-adic and 'real' analysis differ, providing a large number of exercises. This book will therefore become a standard reference for professionals (especially in p-adic analysis, number theory and algebraic geometry) and welcomed as a textbook for students.

The purpose of this book is to study the relation between the representation ring of a finite group and its integral cohomology by means of characteristic classes. In this way it is possible to extend the known calculations and prove some general results for the integral cohomology ring of a group G of prime power order.

This book is intended to be used with graduate courses in Banach space theory.

An account for graduate students of this new technique in diophantine geometry; includes account of higher dimensional theory. This text is based on a graduate course given at Harvard University and is aimed at number theorists and algebraic geometers. Complex analysts and differential geometers will also find in it a clear account of recent results and applications of their subjects to new areas.

This 2003 book discusses the basic properties of period maps and period domains.

This two-volume text provides a complete overview of the theory of Banach spaces, emphasising its interplay with classical and harmonic analysis (particularly Sidon sets) and probability. Written for graduate students, this text is also a valuable reference volume for researchers in analysis.

This is Volume 1 of a two-volume book that provides a self-contained introduction to the analytical aspects of automorphic forms by proving several critical results carefully and in detail. With extensive examples, it will be useful for graduate students and researchers in automorphic forms, number theory, and other related fields.

This book is the first comprehensive, modern introduction to the theory of central simple algebras over arbitrary fields. Starting from the basics, it reaches such advanced results as the Merkurjev-Suslin theorem. This theorem is both the culmination of work initiated by Brauer, Noether, Hasse and Albert and the starting point of current research in motivic cohomology theory by Voevodsky, Suslin, Rost and others. Assuming only a solid background in algebra, but no homological algebra, the book covers the basic theory of central simple algebras, methods of Galois descent and Galois cohomology, Severi-Brauer varieties, residue maps and, finally, Milnor K-theory and K-cohomology. The last chapter rounds off the theory by presenting the results in positive characteristic, including the theorem of Bloch-Gabber-Kato. The book is suitable as a textbook for graduate students and as a reference for researchers working in algebra, algebraic geometry or K-theory.

Over the last 45 years, Boolean theorem has been generalized and extended in several different directions and its applications have reached into almost every area of modern mathematics. Dr Johnstone begins by developing the theory of locales. This development culminates in the proof of Stone's Representation Theorem.

Metric Fixed Point Theory has proved a flourishing area of research for many mathematicians.

Many problems in science and engineering are described by nonlinear differential equations, which can be notoriously difficult to solve. Through the interplay of topological and variational ideas, methods of nonlinear analysis are able to tackle such fundamental problems. This graduate text explains some of the key techniques in a way that will be appreciated by mathematicians, physicists and engineers. Starting from elementary tools of bifurcation theory and analysis, the authors cover a number of more modern topics from critical point theory to elliptic partial differential equations. A series of Appendices give convenient accounts of a variety of advanced topics that will introduce the reader to areas of current research. The book is amply illustrated and many chapters are rounded off with a set of exercises.

A friendly introduction to higher index theory, a rapidly-developing subject at the intersection of geometry, topology and operator algebras. A well-balanced combination of introductory material (with exercises), cutting-edge developments and references to the wider literature make this book a valuable guide for graduate students and experts alike.

Part one of the authors' comprehensive and innovative work on multidimensional real analysis. This book is based on extensive teaching experience at Utrecht University and gives a thorough account of differential analysis in multidimensional Euclidean space. It is an ideal preparation for students who wish to go on to more advanced study. The notation is carefully organized and all proofs are clean, complete and rigorous. The authors have taken care to pay proper attention to all aspects of the theory. In many respects this book presents an original treatment of the subject and it contains many results and exercises that cannot be found elsewhere. The numerous exercises illustrate a variety of applications in mathematics and physics. This combined with the exhaustive and transparent treatment of subject matter make the book ideal as either the text for a course, a source of problems for a seminar or for self study.

This graduate-level text provides a thorough grounding in the representation theory of finite groups over fields and rings. The book provides a balanced and comprehensive account of the subject, detailing the methods needed to analyze representations that arise in many areas of mathematics. Key topics include the construction and use of character tables, the role of induction and restriction, projective and simple modules for group algebras, indecomposable representations, Brauer characters, and block theory. This classroom-tested text provides motivation through a large number of worked examples, with exercises at the end of each chapter that test the reader's knowledge, provide further examples and practice, and include results not proven in the text. Prerequisites include a graduate course in abstract algebra, and familiarity with the properties of groups, rings, field extensions, and linear algebra.

Designed for beginning graduate students, this book introduces and develops the classical results on Hardy spaces and applies them to fundamental problems in modern analysis. With solved exercises, short surveys of recent developments, and engaging accounts of the field's main contributors, this book is the ideal source on Hardy spaces.

This user-friendly book introduces modern homotopy theory through the lens of higher categories after Joyal and Lurie. Starting from scratch it guides graduate students and researchers through the powerful tools that the theory provides for applications in such areas as algebraic geometry, representation theory, algebra and logic.

This book is the first systematic exposition of the theory of derived categories. It carefully explains the foundations before moving on to key applications in (non)commutative algebra, including derived categories of DG modules. Many examples and exercises serve to demystify this difficult but important part of modern homological algebra.

This book covers the spectral theory of Toeplitz forms and Wiener-Hopf integral operators and their applications in harmonic and functional analysis. With exercises and solutions, historical background, and surveys of the latest results, this is an essential source on Toeplitz theory for students and researchers alike.

Recent years have seen a flurry of advances in Fourier restriction theory, with significant applications in number theory, PDEs and geometric analysis. This timely text for specialists and graduate students in analysis, written by a leader in the field, brings the reader to the forefront of these exciting developments.

This classic graduate textbook offers a clear exposition of modern probability theory and of the interplay between the properties of metric spaces and probability measures. The comprehensive historical notes have been further amplified for this edition, and a number of new exercises have been added, together with hints for solution.

The main purpose of this book is to give a systematic treatment of the theory of stochastic differential equations.

This graduate textbook presents a concrete and up-to-date introduction to the theory of Coxeter groups. The book is self-contained, making it suitable either for courses and seminars or for self-study. The first part is devoted to establishing concrete examples. Finite reflection groups acting on Euclidean spaces are discussed, and the first part ends with the construction of the affine Weyl groups, a class of Coxeter groups that plays a major role in Lie theory. The second part (which is logically independent of, but motivated by, the first) develops from scratch the properties of Coxeter groups in general, including the Bruhat ordering and the seminal work of Kazhdan and Lusztig on representations of Hecke algebras associated with Coxeter groups is introduced. Finally a number of interesting complementary topics as well as connections with Lie theory are sketched. The book concludes with an extensive bibliography on Coxeter groups and their applications.