Norm derivatives and characterizations of inner product spaces /:

The book provides a comprehensive overview of the characterizations of real normed spaces as inner product spaces based on norm derivatives and generalizations of the most basic geometrical properties of triangles in normed spaces. Since the appearance of Jordan-von Neumann's classical theorem...

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Main Author: Alsina, Claudi
Other Authors: Sikorska, Justyna, Tomás, M. Santos (Maria Santos)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Jersey : World Scientific, ©2010.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:The book provides a comprehensive overview of the characterizations of real normed spaces as inner product spaces based on norm derivatives and generalizations of the most basic geometrical properties of triangles in normed spaces. Since the appearance of Jordan-von Neumann's classical theorem (The Parallelogram Law) in 1935, the field of characterizations of inner product spaces has received a significant amount of attention in various literature texts. Moreover, the techniques arising in the theory of functional equations have shown to be extremely useful in solving key problems in the characterizations of Banach spaces as Hilbert spaces. This book presents, in a clear and detailed style, state-of-the-art methods of characterizing inner product spaces by means of norm derivatives. It brings together results that have been scattered in various publications over the last two decades and includes more new material and techniques for solving functional equations in normed spaces. Thus the book can serve as an advanced undergraduate or graduate text as well as a resource book for researchers working in geometry of Banach (Hilbert) spaces or in the theory of functional equations (and their applications).
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 188 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-185) and index.
ISBN:9789814287272
981428727X

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