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Pointwise Values and Fundamental Theorem in the Algebra of Asymptotic Functions

Functional Analysis 2007-05-23 v1 Analysis of PDEs

Abstract

We show that the algebra of asymptotic functions ρE(Ω)^\rho\mathcal{E}(\Omega) (introduced in another paper by the author of this article jointly with M. Oberguggenberger) is isomorphic to a class of pointwise functions in the field of A. Robinson asymptotic numbers ρC^\rho\mathbb{C}. Since the algebra ρE(Ω)^\rho\mathcal{E}(\Omega), contains a copy of the Schwartz distributions D(Ω)\mathcal{D}^\prime(\Omega), it follows that every Schwartz distribution is a pointwise function in the field ρC^\rho\mathbb{C}. The class of asymptotic functions ρE(Ω)^\rho\mathcal{E}(\Omega) is an algebra of generalized functions of Colombeau's type. The field of the constants of this algebra (the functions with zero gradient) coincides with Robinson field ρC^\rho\mathbb{C}.The expected applications are to PDE with variable, possibly discontinuous, coefficients and non-linear PDE with singularities.

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@article{arxiv.math/0601723,
  title  = {Pointwise Values and Fundamental Theorem in the Algebra of Asymptotic Functions},
  author = {Todor D. Todorov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0601723},
  year   = {2007}
}

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15 pages