Banach Space Complexes

The aim of this work is to initiate a systematic study of those properties of Banach space complexes that are stable under certain perturbations. A Banach space complex is essentially an object of the form 1 op-l oP +1 ... --+ XP- --+ XP --+ XP --+ ... , where p runs a finite or infiniteinterval ofintegers, XP are Banach spaces, and oP : Xp ..... Xp+1 are continuous linear operators such that OPOp-1 = 0 for all indices p. In particular, every continuous linear operator S : X ..... Y, where X, Yare Banach spaces, may be regarded as a complex: O ..... X ~ Y ..... O. The already existing Fredholm theory for linear operators suggested the possibility to extend its concepts and methods to the study of Banach space complexes. The basic stability properties valid for (semi-) Fredholm operators have their counterparts in the more general context of Banach space complexes. We have in mind especially the stability of the index (i.e., the extended Euler characteristic) under small or compact perturbations, but other related stability results can also be successfully extended. Banach (or Hilbert) space complexes have penetrated the functional analysis from at least two apparently disjoint directions. A first direction is related to the multivariable spectral theory in the sense of J. L.

Klappentext

This book offers a systematic approach to the study of those properties of Banach space complexes that are stable under certain perturbations. The stability of the index under small or compact perturbations is presented within the context of (semi-)Fredholm complexes. Various invariants and other properties are also considered. This raises certain problems requiring further study of more general Fredholm-type objects. Some of the results are new. Applications in several variables spectral theory and in other related fields are also given. Audience: This largely self-contained book will be of interest to graduate students and specialists in functional analysis, operator theory, integral transforms, operational calculus, partial differential equations and several complex variables.

Inhalt
I Preliminaries.- II Semi-Fredholm complexes.- III Related topics.- Notations.