Theodore W. Palmer
Theodore Windle Palmer (born October 19, 1935 in Boston ) is an American mathematician.
Life
Theodore Palmer received his doctorate in 1966 with the dissertation Unbounded Normal Operators on Banach Spaces (German: Unbounded Normal Operators on Banach Spaces ) under Lynn Harold Loomis at Harvard University . Today he is emeritus at the University of Oregon .
Palmer's main area of work is functional analysis , in particular the theory of Banach algebras . His name is associated with the phrase of Vidav-Palmer . He is also known as the author of a two-volume work on Banach algebras.
Works
- Banach algebras and the general theory of * -algebras, Volume I, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-12410-7
- Banach algebras and the general theory of * -algebras, Volume II, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-36638-0
Web links
- Theodore Windle Palmer in the Mathematics Genealogy Project (English)
- Homepage at the University of Oregon
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Palmer, Theodore W. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Palmer, Theodore Windle (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston |