Introduction to Compact Lie Groups
Overview
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.
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- ISBN-13: 9789810236861
- ISBN-10: 9810236867
- Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
- Publish Date: July 1991
- Dimensions: 8.6 x 6 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.65 pounds
- Page Count: 131
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