Methods of Information Geometry

Methods of Information Geometry
Author: Shun-ichi Amari
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2000
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780821843024

Information geometry provides the mathematical sciences with a fresh framework of analysis. This book presents a comprehensive introduction to the mathematical foundation of information geometry. It provides an overview of many areas of applications, such as statistics, linear systems, information theory, quantum mechanics, and convex analysis.

Linear and Quasi-linear Equations of Parabolic Type

Linear and Quasi-linear Equations of Parabolic Type
Author: Olʹga A. Ladyženskaja
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 74
Release: 1988
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780821815731

Equations of parabolic type are encountered in many areas of mathematics and mathematical physics, and those encountered most frequently are linear and quasi-linear parabolic equations of the second order. In this volume, boundary value problems for such equations are studied from two points of view: solvability, unique or otherwise, and the effect of smoothness properties of the functions entering the initial and boundary conditions on the smoothness of the solutions.

Second Order Elliptic Equations and Elliptic Systems

Second Order Elliptic Equations and Elliptic Systems
Author: Ya-Zhe Chen
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 266
Release: 1998
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821819240

There are two parts to the book. In the first part, a complete introduction of various kinds of a priori estimate methods for the Dirichlet problem of second order elliptic partial differential equations is presented. In the second part, the existence and regularity theories of the Dirichlet problem for linear and nonlinear second order elliptic partial differential systems are introduced. The book features appropriate materials and is an excellent textbook for graduate students. The volume is also useful as a reference source for undergraduate mathematics majors, graduate students, professors, and scientists.

Introduction to Topology

Introduction to Topology
Author: V. A. Vasilʹev
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2001
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821821628

This English translation of a Russian book presents the basic notions of differential and algebraic topology, which are indispensable for specialists and useful for research mathematicians and theoretical physicists. In particular, ideas and results are introduced related to manifolds, cell spaces, coverings and fibrations, homotopy groups, homology and cohomology, intersection index, etc. The author notes, "The lecture note origins of the book left a significant imprint on itsstyle. It contains very few detailed proofs: I tried to give as many illustrations as possible and to show what really occurs in topology, not always explaining why it occurs." He concludes, "As a rule, only those proofs (or sketches of proofs) that are interesting per se and have importantgeneralizations are presented."

Geometry

Geometry
Author: V. V. Prasolov
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2001-06-12
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1470425432

This book provides a systematic introduction to various geometries, including Euclidean, affine, projective, spherical, and hyperbolic geometries. Also included is a chapter on infinite-dimensional generalizations of Euclidean and affine geometries. A uniform approach to different geometries, based on Klein's Erlangen Program is suggested, and similarities of various phenomena in all geometries are traced. An important notion of duality of geometric objects is highlighted throughout the book. The authors also include a detailed presentation of the theory of conics and quadrics, including the theory of conics for non-Euclidean geometries. The book contains many beautiful geometric facts and has plenty of problems, most of them with solutions, which nicely supplement the main text. With more than 150 figures illustrating the arguments, the book can be recommended as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate-level courses in geometry.