Fuchsian Reduction Applications to Geometry, Cosmology and Mathematical Physics

Fuchsian reduction is a method for representing solutions of nonlinear PDEs near singularities. The technique has multiple applications including soliton theory, Einstein's equations and cosmology, stellar models, laser collapse, conformal geometry and combustion. Developed in the 1990s for sem...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kichenassamy, Satyanad
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA Birkhäuser 2007, 2007
Edition:1st ed. 2007
Series:Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications
Subjects:
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Fuchsian Reduction
  • Formal Series
  • General Reduction Methods
  • Theory of Fuchsian Partial Di?erential Equations
  • Convergent Series Solutions of Fuchsian Initial-Value Problems
  • Fuchsian Initial-Value Problems in Sobolev Spaces
  • Solution of Fuchsian Elliptic Boundary-Value Problems
  • Applications
  • Applications in Astronomy
  • Applications in General Relativity
  • Applications in Differential Geometry
  • Applications to Nonlinear Waves
  • Boundary Blowup for Nonlinear Elliptic Equations
  • Background Results
  • Distance Function and Hölder Spaces
  • Nash–Moser Inverse Function Theorem