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Distribution & Interpolation Spaces

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MATH-502: Distribution and interpolation spaces

The goal of this course is to give an introduction to the theory of distributions and cover the fundamental results of Sobolev spaces including fractional spaces that appear in the interpolation theory. Those notions are central to the study of partial dif ...

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This lecture covers the concept of distribution and interpolation spaces, focusing on differential operators of finite order. It discusses the application of these concepts, such as the Fourier transform and the Schwartz space. The instructor explains the fundamental solutions for differential equations and the importance of boundary conditions. The lecture also delves into the Farrier transform and its application in partial differential equations. The content progresses to discuss the Schwartz space and the uniform continuity of functions. The lecture concludes with the verification of elements in distribution spaces and the differentiability of functions.

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