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2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

MATH3216 Hilbert Spaces and Fourier Analysis

15 creditsClass Size: 50

Module manager: Dr Arash Ghaani Farashahi
Email: A.GhaaniFarashahi@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

Pre-requisite qualifications

MATH2016, or MATH2017, or equivalent. MATH3211 or MATH5211M are useful, but not required.

This module is mutually exclusive with

MATH3215	Hilbert Spaces and Fourier Analysis
MATH5216M	Hilbert Spaces and Advanced Fourier Analysis

Module replaces

MATH3215

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

The theory of Hilbert spaces is one of the most striking examples of what mathematical abstraction can achieve in very concrete problems. A Hilbert space is an infinite-dimensional analogue of Euclidean space. It possesses the structure of a vector space together with notions of orthogonality and distance. Expansions of vectors into orthonormal bases are called Fourier-Bessel series.Fourier series are a special case of Fourier-Bessel series. They are at the heart of modern applied and pure mathematics and have revolutionised the way we think about solutions of the wave- and the heat-equation. Fourier series resolve complicated wave forms into frequencies and phases. From those frequencies and phases the original wave form can be recaptured.The properties of Fourier and Fourier-Bessel series derive from the abstract theory of Hilbert spaces in an elegant manner. The development of this abstract theory and its application to Fourier series will constitute the first two thirds of the module.In the last third of the module, we shall develop the theory of linear operators, which are the natural generalisations of matrices and mappings on finite-dimensional spaces. We shall examine the role eigenvalues play in this setting and see how they generalise the notion of spectrum.

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:

- Calculate the Fourier coefficients of certain elementary functions
- Perform a range of calculations involving orthogonal expansions in Hilbert spaces
- Apply functional analytic techniques to the study of Fourier series
- Give the definitions and basic properties of various classes of operators (including the classes of compact, self-adjoint, and unitary operators) on a Hilbert space, and use them in specific examples
- Prove results related to the theorems in the course.

Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate a broad understanding of the concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques of Hilbert space theory and its relation to Fourier series.
- Appreciate the coherence, logical structure and broad applicability of Hilbert spaces.
- Use Fourier-Bessel series to initiate and undertake problem solving.

Syllabus

(1) Real and complex Fourier series. The vibrating string.
(2) Banach spaces.
(3) Hilbert spaces: Subspaces. Linear spans and orthogonal complements. Fourier-Bessel series. Bessel's inequality. The Riesz-Fischer theorem.
(4) Applications to Fourier series. Fejer's theorem. Parseval's formula. Sums of numerical series. The Weierstrass approximation theorem.
(5) Dual space of a normed space. Self-duality of Hilbert spaces.
(6) Linear operators. Adjoint. Self-adjoint, unitary and normal operators. B(H) as a Banach space. The spectrum of an operator on a Hilbert space. The spectral radius formula.
(7) Compact operators. Hilbert-Schmidt operators.
(8) The spectral theorem for compact self-adjoint operators.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	33	1.00	33.00
Private study hours			117.00
Total Contact hours			33.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

Studying and revising course material. Completing of assignments and assessments.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Regular exercise sheets

Methods of assessment

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr 30 mins	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

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Last updated: 30/01/2020

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