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Rabinowitz's classical global bifurcation theory, which concerns the study in-the-large of parameter-dependent families of nonlinear equations, uses topological methods that address the problem of continuous parameter dependence of solutions by showing that there are connected sets of solutions of global extent. Even when the operators are infinitely differentiable in all the variables and parameters, connectedness here cannot in general be replaced by path-connectedness. However, in the context of real-analyticity there is an alternative theory of global bifurcation due to Dancer, which offers a much stronger notion of parameter dependence. This book aims to develop from first principles Dancer's global bifurcation theory for one-parameter families of real-analytic operators in Banach spaces. It shows that there are globally defined continuous and locally real-analytic curves of solutions. In particular, in the real-analytic setting, local analysis can lead to global consequences--for example, as explained in detail here, those resulting from bifurcation from a simple eigenvalue. Included are accounts of analyticity and implicit function theorems in Banach spaces, classical results from the theory of finite-dimensional analytic varieties, and the links between these two and global existence theory. Laying the foundations for more extensive studies of real-analyticity in infinite-dimensional problems and illustrating the theory with examples, Analytic Theory of Global Bifurcation is intended for graduate students and researchers in pure and applied analysis.Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton University Press
ISBN-139780691112985
eBay Product ID (ePID)87339931
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Number of Pages184 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAnalytic Theory of Global Bifurcation: an Introduction
Publication Year2003
SubjectMathematics
TypeTextbook
AuthorJohn Toland, Boris Buffoni
SeriesPrinceton Series in Applied Mathematics
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Item Height235 mm
Item Weight397 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorBoris Buffoni, John Toland