''Real Analysis'' is the third volume in the
''Princeton Lectures in Analysis'', a series of four
textbooks that aim to present, in an integrated manner,
the core areas of analysis. Here the focus is on the
development of measure and integration theory,
differentiation and integration, Hilbert spaces, and
Hausdorff measure and fractals. This book reflects the
objective of the series as a whole: to make plain the
organic unity that exists between the various parts of
the subject, and to illustrate the wide applicability of
ideas of analysis to other fields of mathematics and
science. After setting forth the basic facts of measure
theory, Lebesgue integration, and differentiation on
Euclidian spaces, the authors move to the elements of
Hilbert space, via the L2 theory. They next present
basic illustrations of these concepts from Fourier
analysis, partial differential equations, and complex
analysis. The final part of the book introduces the
reader to the fascinating subject of
fractional-dimensional sets, including Hausdorff
measure, self-replicating sets, space-filling curves,
and Besicovitch sets. Each chapter has a series of
exercises, from the relatively easy to the more complex,
that are tied directly to the text. A substantial number
of hints encourage the reader to take on even the more
challenging exercises. As with the other volumes in the
series, ''Real Analysis'' is accessible to students
interested in such diverse disciplines as mathematics,
physics, engineering, and finance, at both the
undergraduate and graduate levels. |
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