Ne as' book "Direct Methods in the Theory of Elliptic Equations," published 1967 in French, has become a standard reference for the mathematical theory of linear elliptic equations and systems. This English edition, translated by G. Tronel and A. Kufner, presents Ne as' work essentially in the form it was published in 1967. It gives a timeless and in some sense definitive treatment of a number issues in variational methods for elliptic systems and higher order equations. The text is recommended to graduate students of partial differential equations, postdoctoral associates in Analysis, and scientists working with linear elliptic systems. In fact, any researcher using the theory of elliptic systems will benefit from having the book in his library.

The volume gives a self-contained presentation of the elliptic theory based on the "direct method," also known as the variational method. Due to its universality and close connections to numerical approximations, the variational method has become one of the most important approaches to the elliptic theory. The method does not rely on the maximum principle or other special properties of the scalar second order elliptic equations, and it is ideally suited for handling systems of equations of arbitrary order. The prototypical examples of equations covered by the theory are, in addition to the standard Laplace equation, Lame's system of linear elasticity and the biharmonic equation (both with variable coefficients, of course). General ellipticity conditions are discussed and most of the natural boundary condition is covered. The necessary foundations of the function space theory are explained along the way, in an arguably optimal manner. The standard boundary regularity requirement on the domains is the Lipschitz continuity of the boundary, which "when going beyond the scalar equations of second order" turns out to be a very natural class. These choices reflect the author's opinion that the Lame system and the biharmonic equations are just as important as the Laplace equation, and that the class of the domains with the Lipschitz continuous boundary (as opposed to smooth domains) is the most natural class of domains to consider in connection with these equations and their applications.

Ne as' book "Direct Methods in the Theory of Elliptic Equations," published 1967 in French, has become a standard reference for the mathematical theory of linear elliptic equations and systems. This English edition, translated by G. Tronel and A. Kufner, presents Ne as' work essentially in the form it was published in 1967. It gives a timeless and in some sense definitive treatment of a number issues in variational methods for elliptic systems and higher order equations. The text is recommended to graduate students of partial differential equations, postdoctoral associates in Analysis, and scientists working with linear elliptic systems. In fact, any researcher using the theory of elliptic systems will benefit from having the book in his library.

The volume gives a self-contained presentation of the elliptic theory based on the "direct method," also known as the variational method. Due to its universality and close connections to numerical approximations, the variational method has become one of the most important approaches to the elliptic theory. The method does not rely on the maximum principle or other special properties of the scalar second order elliptic equations, and it is ideally suited for handling systems of equations of arbitrary order. The prototypical examples of equations covered by the theory are, in addition to the standard Laplace equation, Lame's system of linear elasticity and the biharmonic equation (both with variable coefficients, of course). General ellipticity conditions are discussed and most of the natural boundary condition is covered. The necessary foundations of the function space theory are explained along the way, in an arguably optimal manner. The standard boundary regularity requirement on the domains is the Lipschitz continuity of the boundary, which "when going beyond the scalar equations of second order" turns out to be a very natural class. These choices reflect the author's opinion that the Lame system and the biharmonic equations are just as important as the Laplace equation, and that the class of the domains with the Lipschitz continuous boundary (as opposed to smooth domains) is the most natural class of domains to consider in connection with these equations and their applications."

This volume contains 16 refereed research articles on function spaces, interpolation theory and related fields. Topics covered: theory of function spaces, Hankel-type and related operators, analysis on bounded symmetric domains, partial differential equations, Green functions, special functions, homogenization theory, Sobolev embeddings, Coxeter groups, spectral theory and wavelets. The book will be of interest to both researchers and graduate students working in interpolation theory, function spaces and operators, partial differential equations and analysis on bounded symmetric domains.

The series is devoted to the publication of high-level monographs which cover the whole spectrum of current nonlinear analysis and applications in various fields, such as optimization, control theory, systems theory, mechanics, engineering, and other sciences. One of its main objectives is to make available to the professional community expositions of results and foundations of methods that play an important role in both the theory and applications of nonlinear analysis. Contributions which are on the borderline of nonlinear analysis and related fields and which stimulate further research at the crossroads of these areas are particularly welcome. Editor-in-ChiefJurgen Appell, Wurzburg, Germany Honorary and Advisory EditorsCatherine Bandle, Basel, SwitzerlandAlain Bensoussan, Richardson, Texas, USAAvner Friedman, Columbus, Ohio, USAUmberto Mosco, Worcester, Massachusetts, USALouis Nirenberg, New York, USAAlfonso Vignoli, Rome, Italy Editorial BoardManuel del Pino, Bath, UK, and Santiago, ChileMikio Kato, Nagano, JapanWojciech Kryszewski, Torun, PolandVicentiu D. Radulescu, Krakow, PolandSimeon Reich, Haifa, Israel Please submit book proposals to Jurgen Appell. Titles in planning include Lucio Damascelli and Filomena Pacella, Morse Index of Solutions of Nonlinear Elliptic Equations (2019)Tomasz W. Dlotko and Yejuan Wang, Critical Parabolic-Type Problems (2019)Rafael Ortega, Periodic Differential Equations in the Plane: A Topological Perspective (2019)Ireneo Peral Alonso and Fernando Soria, Elliptic and Parabolic Equations Involving the Hardy-Leray Potential (2020)Cyril Tintarev, Profile Decompositions and Cocompactness: Functional-Analytic Theory of Concentration Compactness (2020)Takashi Suzuki, Semilinear Elliptic Equations: Classical and Modern Theories (2021)

Dieser Band der Reihe "Mathematik fur Ingenieure und Naturwissenschaftler" fuhrt in die Grundlagen der Thematik Integralgleichungen ein. Dabei handelt es sich um einen Problemkreis, der vom theoretischen Standpunkt aus wichtig ist und auch viele Anwendungen findet. Beim Leser werden Grundkenntnisse aus den Anfangssemestern vorausgesetzt. Bis auf wenige Ausnahmen wird die in diesem Buch dargelegte Theorie fur stetige Funktionen auf kompakten Inter vallen entwickelt. Man kann also problemlos mit dem Riemannschen Integral begriff auskommen. Das Buch besteht aus funf Teilen; jeder der 15 numerierten Abschnitte ist unter gliedert: 7.3 bezeichnet den dritten Unterabschnitt von Abschnitt 7, und (7.3) steht fur die dritte Formel in diesem Abschnitt. In der Einfuhrung wird dem Leser eine erste Begegnung mit Integralgleichun gen ermoeglicht. Ausserdem werden einige Aufgabenstellungen aus der Praxis vorgestellt, deren mathematische Formulierung auf Integralgleichungen fuhrt. Der zweite Teil befasst sich mit der Loesung einiger spezieller Typen von Integral gleichungen. Die Laplace-Transformation wird hier als Werkzeug zur Loesung Volterrascher Gleichungen mit Faltungskern benutzt. Im Fall Fredholmscher Integralgleichungen mit ausgeartetem Kern wird der enge Zusammenhang der Theorie der Integralgleichungen mit der linearen Algebra aufgezeigt. Zum Ab schluss wird dann die Fredholmsche Alternative formuliert. Im folgenden Teil steht die Loesbarkeit von Integralgleichungen im Mittelpunkt.

Inequalities play an important role in almost all branches of mathematics as well as in other areas of science and engineering. This book surveys the present state of the theory of weighted integral inequalities of Hardy type, including modifications concerning Hardy-Steklov operators, and some basic results about Hardy-type inequalities and their limit (Carleman-Knopp type) inequalities. It also describes some rather new areas such as higher order and fractional order Hardy-type inequalities and integral inequalities on the cone of monotone functions, together with some applications and open problems.In this second edition, all chapters in the first edition have been updated with new information. Moreover, a new chapter contains new and complementary information concerning: (a) a convexity approach to prove and explain Hardy-type inequalities; (b) sharp constants; (c) scales of inequalities to characterize Hardy-type inequalities; (d) Hardy-type inequalities in other function spaces; and (e) a number of new open questions.

Inequalities play an important role in almost all branches of mathematics as well as in other areas of science and engineering. This book surveys the present state of the theory of weighted integral inequalities of Hardy type, including modifications concerning Hardy-Steklov operators, and some basic results about Hardy type inequalities and their limit (Carleman-Knopp type) inequalities. It also describes some rather new fields such as higher order and fractional order Hardy type inequalities and integral inequalities on the cone of monotone functions together with some applications and open problems. The book can serve as a reference and a source of inspiration for researchers working in these and related areas, but could also be used for advanced graduate courses.