Spectral theory and geometry ICMS Instructional Conference, Edinburgh 1998

This volume brings together lectures from an instructional meeting on spectral theory and geometry held under the auspices of the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences in Edinburgh. The contributions here come from world experts and many are much expanded versions of the lectures they gave....

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Corporate Author: ICMS Instructional Conference (1998, Edinburgh, Scotland)
Other Authors: Davies, E. B. (Editor), Safarov, Yu (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1999
Series:London Mathematical Society lecture note series
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Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Preface
  • 2. List of lecture courses
  • 3. List of participants
  • 4. Basic Riemannian geometry / F. E. Burstall
  • 5. The Laplacian on Riemannian manifolds / I. Chavel
  • 6. Computational spectral theory / E. B. Davies
  • 7. Isoperimetric and universal inequalities for eigenvalues / M. Ashbaugh
  • 8. Estimates of heat kernels on Riemannian manifolds / A. Grigor'yan
  • 9. Spectral theory of the Schrodinger operators on noncompact manifolds: qualitative results / M. Shubin
  • 10. Lectures on wave invariants / S. Zelditch