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Nonlinear Functional Analysis

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Course Unit Code470-4115/03
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
BOU10prof. RNDr. Jiří Bouchala, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject contains basic concepts of nonlinear functional analysis (compact operators, implicit function theorem, topological degree, monotone operators).
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Successful student will gain basic knowledge of nonlinear functional analysis and its applications.
Course Contents
Spectral Theory of Bounded Operators:
Self - Adjoint Operators.
Compact Operators.

Fundamental Theorems of Nonlinear Functional Analysis:
Baire Theorem.
Open Mapping Theorem.
Implicit Function Theorem.
Bifurcation Theorem.

Topological Methods:
Brouwer Fixed Point Theorem.
Topological Degree.
Monotone Operators.

Variational Methods:
Ekeland Variational Principle.
Mountain Pass Theorem.
Saddle Point Theorem.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
E. Zeidler: Applied Functional Analysis, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1995.

P. Drábek, A. Kufner: Úvod do funkcionální analýzy, ZČU, Plzeň, 1993.
P. Drábek, A. Kufner: Funkcionální analýza, ZČU, Plzeň, 1994.



S. Fučík, A. Kufner: Nonlinear differential equations, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1980.

Recommended Reading:
E. Zeidler: Applied Functional Analysis, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1995.
S. Fučík, A. Kufner: Nelineární diferenciální rovnice, SNTL, Praha, 1978.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit30 10
        ExaminationExamination70 21