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Lie Groups Beyond an Introduction

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ISBN-10: 0817642595

ISBN-13: 9780817642594

Edition: 2nd 2002 (Revised)

Authors: Anthony W. Knapp

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From reviews of the first edition:"The important feature of the present book is that it starts from the beginning (with only a very modest knowledge assumed) and covers all important topics... The book is very carefully organized [and] ends with 20 pages of useful historic comments. Such a comprehensive and carefully written treatment of fundamentals of the theory will certainly be a basic reference and text book in the future." -- Newsletter of the EMS"This is a fundamental book and none, beginner or expert, could afford to ignore it. Some results are really difficult to be found in other monographs, while others are for the first time included in a book." -- Mathematica"Each chapter…    
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Book details

List price: $129.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Birkh�user Boston
Publication date: 8/21/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 812
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 3.234
Language: English

Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
List of Figures
Prerequisites by Chapter
Standard Notation
Introduction: Closed Linear Groups
Lie Algebras and Lie Groups
Complex Semisimple Lie Algebras
Universal Enveloping Algebra
Compact Lie Groups
Finite-Dimensional Representations
Structure Theory of Semisimple Groups
Advanced Structure Theory
Integration
Induced Representations and Branching Theorems
Prehomogeneous Vector Spaces
Tensors, Filtrations, and Gradings
Lie's Third Theorem
Data for Simple Lie Algebras
Hints for Solutions of Problems
Historical Notes
References
Index of Notation
Index