The theme of this work, the logarithmic integral, lies athwart much of twentieth-century analysis. It is a thread connecting many apparently separate parts of the subject, and so is a natural point at which to begin a serious study of real and complex analysis. Professor Koosis' aim is to show how, from simple ideas, one can build up an investigation which explains and clarifies many different, seemingly unrelated problems; to show, in effect, how mathematics grows. The presentation is straightforward, so that by following the theme, Professor Koosis has produced a work that can be read as a whole. He has brought together here many results, some unpublished, some new, and some available only in inaccessible journals.

A unique work giving a straightforward presentation of the logarithmic integral, a theme which lies athwart much of twentieth-century analysis.
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"...an expository masterpiece: sophisticated but informal, serious but engaging, demanding but generous." The American Mathematical Monthly



Book Information
ISBN 9780521102544
Author Paul Koosis
Format Paperback
Page Count 604
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 880g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 34mm