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Joel Shapiro
Portland State University
Reference #
OMN:202412.111451

Attributes

Posted date
2024-12-19 12:24:43
Revised date
2024-12-19 12:24:43
Level
   Graduate
Notes type
   Topics Course
   Short Notes
Topic
   Algebra
      Linear Algebra
   Analysis
      Functional Analysis

Algebraic Fredholm Theory

These notes develop, for vector spaces over arbitrary fields, the purely algebraic parts of basic Fredholm theory, emphasizing, (without any mention of topology or continuity) how the Fredholm index describes invertibility and spectra for Fredholm operators. The exposition culminates in a Fredholm-inspired analysis of the spectra of multiplication operators on spaces of holomorphic functions.

Course Notes and Supplementary Material (PDF format)

TypeFile (Size)Date
Course notes v1 PDF (864K) 12/19/24