The Analysis of Linear Partial Differential Operators I
by Lars Hörmander · Lars Hörmander
A foundational graduate textbook on distribution theory and Fourier analysis, building the mathematical framework for linear partial differential operators, including Sobolev spaces, wave front sets, and the theory of pseudodifferential operators.
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