Locally Convex Spaces and Harmonic Analysis: An Introduction

Book excerpt: This self-contained textbook covers the fundamentals of two basic topics of linear functional analysis: locally convex spaces and harmonic analysis. Readers will find detailed introductions to topological vector spaces, distribution theory, weak topologies, the Fourier transform, the Hilbert transform, and Calderón–Zygmund singular integrals. An ideal introduction to more advanced texts, the book complements Ciarlet’s Linear and Nonlinear Functional Analysis with Applications (SIAM), in which these two topics were not treated. Pedagogical features such as detailed proofs and 93 problems make the book ideal for a one-semester first-year graduate course or for self-study. The book is intended for advanced undergraduates and first-year graduate students and researchers. It is appropriate for courses on functional analysis, distribution theory, Fourier transform, and harmonic analysis.