Introduces the theory of higher-order elliptic boundary value problems. This book studies basic problems of the theory, such as the problem of existence and regularity of solutions of higher-order elliptic boundary value problems. It contains a study of spectral properties of operators associated with elliptic boundary value problems.
This book, which is a new edition of a book originally published in 1965, presents an introduction to the theory of higher-order elliptic boundary value problems. The book contains a detailed study of basic problems of the theory, such as the problem of existence and regularity of solutions of higher-order elliptic boundary value problems. It also contains a study of spectral properties of operators associated with elliptic boundary value problems. Weyl's law on the asymptotic distribution of eigenvalues is studied in great generality.