Download or read book Functional Analysis and Semi-groups written by Einar Hille and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 1996-02-06 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early in 1952 it became obvious that a new printing would be needed, and new advances in the theory called for extensive revision. It has been completely rewritten, mostly by Phillips, and much has been added while keeping the existing framework. Thus, the algebraic tools play a major role, and are introduced early, leading to a more satisfactory operational calculus and spectral theory. The Laplace-Stieltjes transform methods, used by Hille, have not been replaced but rather supplemented by the new tools. - Foreword.