Introduction To Compact Lie Groups: 13 (Series In Pure Mathematics) - Softcover

Fegan, Howard D

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9810236867 ISBN 13: 9789810236861

Publisher: Wspc, 1991

Synopsis

There are two approaches to compact lie groups: by computation as matrices or theoretically as manifolds with a group structure. The great appeal of this book is the blending of these two approaches. The theoretical results are illustrated by computations and the theory provides a commentary on the computational work. Indeed, there are extensive computations of the structure and representation theory for the classical groups Su(n), So(n) and Sp(n). A second exciting feature is that the differential geometry of a compact Lie group, both the classical curvature studies and the more recent heat equation methods, are treated. A large number of formulas for the connection and curvature are conveniently gathered together. This book provides an excellent text for a first course in compact Lie groups.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wspc
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9810236867
• ISBN 13: 9789810236861
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 146