An Introduction to Banach Space Theory [Paperback]

Preparing students for further study of both the classical works and current research, this is an accessible text for students who have had a course in real and complex analysis and understand the basic properties of L p spaces. It is sprinkled liberally with examples, historical notes, citations, and original sources, and over 450 exercises provide practice in the use of the results developed in the text through supplementary examples and counterexamples.Many important reference works in Banach space theory have appeared since Banach's Th?orie des Op?rations Lin?aires , the impetus for the development of much of the modern theory in this field. While these works are classical starting points for the graduate student wishing to do research in Banach space theory, they can be formidable reading for the student who has just completed a course in measure theory and integration that introduces the L_p spaces and would like to know more about Banach spaces in general. The purpose of this book is to bridge this gap and provide an introduction to the basic theory of Banach spaces and functional analysis. It prepares students for further study of both the classical works and current research. It is accessible to students who understand the basic properties of L_p spaces but have not had a course in functional analysis. The book is sprinkled liberally with examples, historical notes, and references to original sources. Over 450 exercises provide supplementary examples and counterexamples and give students practice in the use of the results developed in the text.1 Basic Concepts.- 1.1 Preliminaries.- 1.2 Norms.- 1.3 First Properties of Normed Spaces.- 1.4 Linear Operators Between Normed Spaces.- 1.5 Baire Category.- 1.6 Three Fundamental Theorems.- 1.7 Quotient Spaces.- 1.8 Direct Sums.- 1.9 The Hahn-Banach Extension Theorems.- 1.10 Dual Spaces.- 1.11 The Second Dual and Reflexivity.- 1.12 Separability.- 1.13 Characterizations of Reflexivity.- 2 The Weak and Weak Topologies.l£3