Anatoly N. Kochubei - Böcker

Devoted to counterparts of classical structures of mathematical analysis in analysis over local fields of positive characteristic, this book treats positive characteristic phenomena from an analytic viewpoint. Building on the basic objects introduced by L. Carlitz - such as the Carlitz factorials, exponential and logarithm, and the orthonormal system of Carlitz polynomials - the author develops a kind of differential and integral calculi. He also expands on the basics of an analytic theory of (Carlitz's) differential equations, providing a useful foundation for the study of various special functions. The differential calculus is extended to a type of Rota's umbral calculus, and an investigation is made of the corresponding rings of differential operators. A theory of quasi-holonomic modules over these rings, having some common features with holonomic modules in the sense of Bernstein, is also connected to some special functions in the spirit of Zeilberger's theory.

The theory of parabolic equations, a well-developed part of the contemporary partial differential equations and mathematical physics, is the subject theory of of an immense research activity. A continuing interest in parabolic equations is caused both by the depth and complexity of mathematical problems emerging here, and by its importance in specific applied problems of natural science, technology, and economics. This book aims at a consistent and, as far as possible, a complete exposition of analytic methods of constructing, investigating, and using fundamental solutions of the Cauchy problem for the following four classes of linear parabolic equations with coefficients depending on all variables: -7 E : 2b-parabolic partial differential equations (parabolic equations of a qua- l homogeneous structure), in which every spatial variable may have its own to the time variable. weight with respect E : degenerate partial differential equations of Kolmogorov's structure, which 2 generalize classical Kolmogorov equations of diffusion with inertia. E3: pseudo-differential equations with non-smooth quasi-homogeneous symbols. E : fractional diffusion equations. 4 These classes of equations generalize in various directions the classical equations and systems parabolic in the Petrovsky sense, which were defined in [180] and studied in a number of monographs [83, 45, 146, 107, 76] and survey articles [102, 1, 215, 70, 46].

The theory of parabolic equations, a well-developed part of the contemporary theory of partial differential equations and mathematical physics, is the subject of immense research activity. A stable interest to parabolic equations is caused both by the depth and complexity of mathematical problems emerging here, and by its importance in applied problems of natural science, technology, and economics.This book aims at a consistent and, as far as possible, complete exposition of analytic methods of constructing, investigating, and using fundamental solutions of the Cauchy problem for the following four classes of linear parabolic equations: - 2b-parabolic partial differential equations, in which every spatial variable may have its own weight with respect to the time variable - degenerate partial differential equations of Kolmogorov's structure, which generalize classical Kolmogorov equations of diffusion with inertia- pseudo-differential equations with non-smooth quasi-homogeneous symbols- fractional diffusion equations.All of these provide mathematical models for various diffusion phenomena.In spite of a large number of research papers on the subject, this is the first book devoted to this topic. It will be useful both for mathematicians interested in new classes of partial differential equations, and physicists specializing in diffusion processes.

This is the ?rst of two volumes containing peer-reviewed research and survey papers based on invited talks at the International Conference on Modern Analysis and Applications. The conference, which was dedicated to the 100th anniversary ofthebirthofMarkKrein,oneofthegreatestmathematiciansofthe20thcentury, was held in Odessa, Ukraine, on April 9-14, 2007. The conference focused on the main ideas, methods, results, and achievements of M. G. Krein. This?rstvolumeisdevotedtotheoperatortheoryandrelatedtopics. Itopens withthebiographypapersaboutM. G. Kreinandanumberofsurveypapersabout his work. The mainpartof the book consistsof originalresearchpaperspresenting the state of the art in operator theory and its application. The second volume of these proceedings, entitled Di?erential Operators and Mechanics, concerns other aspects of the conference. The two volumes will be of interest to a wide-range of readership in pure and applied mathematics, physics and engineering sciences. The editors are sincerely grateful to the persons who contributed to the preparation of these proceedings: Sergei Marchenko, Myroslav Sushko, Kostyantyn Yusenko and Vladimir Zavalnyuk.Mark Grigorievich Krein, 1907-1989 Operator Theory: Advances and Applications, Vol. 190, xi-xx c 2009 Birkh. auser Verlag Basel/Switzerland Mark Grigorievich Krein (on his 100th birthday anniversary) V. M. Adamyan, D. Z. Arov, Yu. M. Berezansky, V. I. Gorbachuk, M. L. Gorbachuk, V. A. Mikhailets and A. M. Samoilenko April 3, 2007, is the l00th anniversary of the birth of Mark Grigorievich Krein, one of the most celebrated mathematicians of the 20th century, whose whole life was closely connected with Ukraine.