Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introductory concepts; 2. Logarithmic Sobolev inequalities; 3. Gaussian bounds on heat kernels; 4. Boundary behaviour; 5. Riemannian manifolds; References; Notation index; Index.

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Heat Kernels and Spectral Theory investigates the theory of second-order elliptic operators.

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."..very well written; it gives an impressive report on an exciting field of current research, which has been substantially influenced by the author's own contributions." Mathematical Reviews