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Title

Generalized fractional linear transformations: convexity and compactness of the image and the pre-image; applications.

Authors 1

Affiliations

  1. Department of Applied Mathematics, Ort Braude College, P.O. Box 78, 21982 Karmiel, Israel

Abstract

The convexity and compactness in the weak operator topology of the image and pre-image of a generalized fractional linear transformation is established. As an application the exponential dichotomy of solutions to evolution problems of the parabolic type is proved.

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Pages:
169-175
Main language of publication
English
Published
1999
Exact and natural sciences