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Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

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ISSN 1088-9485 (online) ISSN 0273-0979 (print)

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Book Review

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MathSciNet review: 1567817
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Book Information:

Author: A. S. Markus
Title: Introduction to the spectral theory of polynomial operator pencils
Additional book information: Translated by H. H. McFaden, Translations of Mathematical Monographs, vol. 71, American Mathematical Society, Providence, R.I., 1988, iv + 250 pp., $95.00. ISBN 0-8218-4523-3.

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  • Review Information:

    Reviewer: I. Gohberg
    Reviewer: M. A. Kaashoek
    Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 21 (1989), 350-354
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1989-15858-8