Fall 2015, Math 890, Fourier Analysis
Course Information
- This course introduces some topics in Fourier analysis on the Euclidean spaces. We will use the book by E. Stein and G. Weiss, "Introduction to Fourier Analysis on Euclidean spaces". For background material, we recommend the book by G. Folland, "Real Analysis: Modern techniques and their applications". We tentatively plan to cover Chapter 1, 2, 4 in Stein and Weiss' book. More precisely, the topics are:
- The L^1 and L^2 theory of the Fourier transform.
- The Schwartz class and the tempered distributions.
- Introduction to harmonic and sub-harmonic functions, and characterization of Poisson integrals.
- The Hardy-Littleowood maximal function and boundary values of harmonic functions.
- Spherical harmonics and a decomposition of L^2 into Fourier-invariant subspaces.
- The Fourier transform of P(x)/|x|^{n+k-\alpha}, where 0\le \alpha< n and P(x) is a harmonic polynomial of degree k, and the principal value distributions.
If time permits, we will discuss the interpolation theory of operators in L^p spaces and Lorentz spaces.
- Time: MWF 1:00 --- 1:50 PM
- Location: Snow Hall 456
- Text: Introduction to Fourier Analysis on Euclidean Spaces, By E. Stein and G. Weiss
- Instructor: Shuanglin Shao
- Office: Snow Hall 615
- Email: slshao@ku.edu
- Office Hour: MWF: 2:00 --- 3:00 PM, or by appointment.
Miscellaneous
There will be no exams in this course. There are 3 or 4 homework assignments throughout the course.