An Introduction to Nonlinear Analysis: Applications, Volume 2

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Springer Science & Business Media, Jan 31, 2003 - Computers - 823 pages

An Introduction to Nonlinear Analysis: Applications offers an exposition of the main applications of Nonlinear Analysis. Its starting point is a chapter on Nonlinear Operators and Fixed Points, a connecting point and bridge from Nonlinear Analysis theory to its applications. The topics covered include applications to ordinary and partial differential equations, optimization, optimal control, calculus of variations and mathematical economics.

This book is an excellent springboard for anyone wishing to conduct advanced research or work on a postgraduate text. Many exercises and their solutions complement the presentation.

The text is a companion to An Introduction to Nonlinear Analysis: Theory by the same authors.

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Contents

NONLINEAR OPERATORS AND FIXED POINTS
1
11 Compact Operators
2
12 Measures of Noncompactness and SetContractions
14
13 Monotone Operators
31
14 Accretive Operators and Nonlinear Semigroups
65
15 Nemitsky Operators
84
16 The Ekeland Variational Principle
92
17 Fixed Points Theorems and Inequalities
99
35 Evolution Equations I Parabolic Problems
404
36 Evolution Equations II Hyperbolic Problems
433
37 rConvergence of Functions
453
38 GConvergence of Operators
473
39 Remarks
490
310 Exercises
496
311 Solutions to Exercises
506
OPTIMAL CONTROL AND CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS
541

18 Remarks
130
19 Exercises
138
110 Solutions to Exercises
144
ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
169
21 Critical Point Theory
170
22 Degree Theory
189
23 Initial and Boundary Value Problems for ODEs
214
24 Differential Inclusions
256
25 Hamiltonian Systems
270
26 Remarks
284
27 Exercises
290
28 Solutions to Exercises
294
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
313
31 Eigenvalue Problems and Maximum Principles
314
32 Semilinear and Nonlinear Elliptic Problems
345
33 Elliptic Variational Inequalities
374
34 Evolution Triples
391
41 Existence and Relaxation
543
42 Sensitivity Analysis
577
43 Maximum Principle
595
44 HamiltonJacobiBelmann Equation and Viscosity Solutions
613
45 Controllability and Observability
631
46 Calculus of Variations and Applications
654
47 Remarks
683
MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS
691
51 Equilibria in Exchange Economies
692
Discrete Time
706
53 Continuous Time Models
730
54 Growth Models Under Uncertainity
749
55 Stochastic Games
774
56 Remarks
791
References
797
Index
819
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