Heat Kernel and Analysis on Manifolds (AMS/IP Studies in Advanced Mathematics) (AMS/IP Studies in Advanced Mathematics, 47) - Softcover

Alexander Grigor'yan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0821893939 ISBN 13: 9780821893937

Publisher: American Mathematical Society, 2012

Synopsis

The heat kernel has long been an essential tool in both classical and modern mathematics but has become especially important in geometric analysis as a result of major innovations beginning in the 1970s. The methods based on heat kernels have been used in areas as diverse as analysis, geometry, and probability, as well as in physics. This book is a comprehensive introduction to heat kernel techniques in the setting of Riemannian manifolds, which inevitably involves analysis of the Laplace-Beltrami operator and the associated heat equation. The first ten chapters cover the foundations of the subject, while later chapters deal with more advanced results involving the heat kernel in a variety of settings. The exposition starts with an elementary introduction to Riemannian geometry, proceeds with a thorough study of the spectral-theoretic, Markovian, and smoothness properties of the Laplace and heat equations on Riemannian manifolds, and concludes with Gaussian estimates of heat kernels. Grigor'yan has written this book with the student in mind, in particular by including over 400 exercises. The text will serve as a bridge between basic results and current research. Titles in this series are co-published with International Press, Cambridge, MA.

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About the Author:

Alexander Grigor'yan, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Review:

And the book under review is indeed a wonderful source for this material. The author's approach is both broad and deep, and extremely thorough and rigorous. ... poised to be an important book in the field and a valuable pedagogical contribution. It is bound to be an important player on the scene for years to come. --MAA Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: American Mathematical Society
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0821893939
• ISBN 13: 9780821893937
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 482