MMA140, Spectral Tehory and Operator Algebras, Spring 19

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Welcome to the course! The schedule for the course can be found in TimeEdit.

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Teachers

Course coordinator:Lyudmila Turowska, Department of Mathematical Sciences, room L3025, tel: 7725341, e-mail: turowska ("vid") chalmers.se

Course literature


We will be mainly use the book by W. Arveson "A short Course on Spectral Theory", Springer.

Description of course

In this course you will see a comprehensive treatment of the theory of linear operators on infinite-dimensional spaces. Our fundamental problem is to calculate spectra of specific operators. The spectrum of bounded operators on Banach spaces is best studied within the context of Banach and in particular C*-algebras, and a part of the course will be devoted to the theory of these algebras. You will also learn about the spectral theorem for normal operators, the Riesz theory of compact operators and index of Fredholm operators with applications.

Program

Lectures

Week
Sections Contents
1
Linear operators on Banach spaces, spectrum and invertibility of a bounded operator.
1.1, 1.2

Banach algebras: definitions, examples. The spectrum of an element of a Banach algebra.
1.3, 1.5, 1.6
2
General properties of the spectrum. Spectral radius.
1.6, 1.7

Gelfand's theory of commutative Banach algebras: the Gelfand transform and spectrum.
1.8, 1.9, 1.10
3
Operators on Hilbert spaces. Adjoint. Types of operators and their spectrum.
2.1

Commutative C*-algebras: definition, examples, special elements and their spectrum.
2.2
4
The continuous calculus for normal elements in a C*-algebra. Spectral Theorem and diagonalization
2.3, 2.4
5
Compact operators. Riesz theory of compact operators.
2.8, 3.2
6
Fredholm operators and index
3.3, 3.4
7
Applications: Toeplitz Operators and Index. (General C*-algebras)
4.2, 4.3, 4.4



Recommended exercises

Week
Exercises
1
Exercises I
2
Exercises II
3
Exercises III
4
Exercises IV
5
Exercises V
6
Exercises VI
7
Exercises VII

Assignments

Deadlines for the hand-in exercises are on Thursday, the dates in the table below.


Day
Exercises
4/4
6,8,9(Exercises I)
11/4
8, 10, 11(Exercises II)
2/5
3, 6, 8(Exercises III)
9/5
11 a,b, 12 a,b(Exercises IV)
16/5
8, 10, 11(Exercises V)
23/5
(Exercises VI)

Examination

Hand-in exercises and oral exam.

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