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Fourier-integral operators and related mathematics
I would like to apply the branch of mathematics known
as Fourier-integral operators (FIOs) to analyze
equations of motion (5). In preparation for this, in
2003-2004 I took a reading course chaired (and with some lectures)
by Len Bos and Andrej Bóna on
functional analysis (Zimmer, 1990), partial differential
equations (McOwen, 2003), pseudo-differential
operators (Saint Raymond, 1991; Treves, 1980a;
Wakabayashi, 2000),
Fourier-integral operators (Treves, 1980b;
Hörmander, 1971; Duistermaat and Hörmander, 1972;
Wakabayashi, 2000)
and the method of characteristics. After
my completion of the standard method of characteristics
and principal-symbol variant application to equations (5)
I will move from the principal-symbol variant method to
applying the full FIO method to equations (5).
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David Dalton
2004-04-20