​The theory of distributions constitutes an essential tool in the study of partial differential equations. This textbook would offer, in a concise, largely se

The aim of this book is to offer, in a concise, rigorous, and largely self-contained manner, a rapid introduction to the theory of distributions and its applica

This book explains many fundamental ideas on the theory of distributions. The theory of partial differential equations is one of the synthetic branches of analy

Two general questions regarding partial differential equations are explored in detail in this volume of the Encyclopaedia. The first is the Cauchy problem, and