Lie Groups Lie Algebras And Their Representations

Author : V.S. Varadarajan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 444 pages
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Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781461211266

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Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Their Representations by V.S. Varadarajan Pdf

This book has grown out of a set of lecture notes I had prepared for a course on Lie groups in 1966. When I lectured again on the subject in 1972, I revised the notes substantially. It is the revised version that is now appearing in book form. The theory of Lie groups plays a fundamental role in many areas of mathematics. There are a number of books on the subject currently available -most notably those of Chevalley, Jacobson, and Bourbaki-which present various aspects of the theory in great depth. However, 1 feei there is a need for a single book in English which develops both the algebraic and analytic aspects of the theory and which goes into the representation theory of semi simple Lie groups and Lie algebras in detail. This book is an attempt to fiii this need. It is my hope that this book will introduce the aspiring graduate student as well as the nonspecialist mathematician to the fundamental themes of the subject. I have made no attempt to discuss infinite-dimensional representations. This is a very active field, and a proper treatment of it would require another volume (if not more) of this size. However, the reader who wants to take up this theory will find that this book prepares him reasonably well for that task.

Author : Brian Hall
Publisher : Springer
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-11
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783319134673

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Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Representations by Brian Hall Pdf

This textbook treats Lie groups, Lie algebras and their representations in an elementary but fully rigorous fashion requiring minimal prerequisites. In particular, the theory of matrix Lie groups and their Lie algebras is developed using only linear algebra, and more motivation and intuition for proofs is provided than in most classic texts on the subject. In addition to its accessible treatment of the basic theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras, the book is also noteworthy for including: a treatment of the Baker–Campbell–Hausdorff formula and its use in place of the Frobenius theorem to establish deeper results about the relationship between Lie groups and Lie algebras motivation for the machinery of roots, weights and the Weyl group via a concrete and detailed exposition of the representation theory of sl(3;C) an unconventional definition of semisimplicity that allows for a rapid development of the structure theory of semisimple Lie algebras a self-contained construction of the representations of compact groups, independent of Lie-algebraic arguments The second edition of Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Representations contains many substantial improvements and additions, among them: an entirely new part devoted to the structure and representation theory of compact Lie groups; a complete derivation of the main properties of root systems; the construction of finite-dimensional representations of semisimple Lie algebras has been elaborated; a treatment of universal enveloping algebras, including a proof of the Poincaré–Birkhoff–Witt theorem and the existence of Verma modules; complete proofs of the Weyl character formula, the Weyl dimension formula and the Kostant multiplicity formula. Review of the first edition: This is an excellent book. It deserves to, and undoubtedly will, become the standard text for early graduate courses in Lie group theory ... an important addition to the textbook literature ... it is highly recommended. — The Mathematical Gazette

Author : Brian C. Hall
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003-08-07
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0387401229

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Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Representations by Brian C. Hall Pdf

This book provides an introduction to Lie groups, Lie algebras, and repre sentation theory, aimed at graduate students in mathematics and physics. Although there are already several excellent books that cover many of the same topics, this book has two distinctive features that I hope will make it a useful addition to the literature. First, it treats Lie groups (not just Lie alge bras) in a way that minimizes the amount of manifold theory needed. Thus, I neither assume a prior course on differentiable manifolds nor provide a con densed such course in the beginning chapters. Second, this book provides a gentle introduction to the machinery of semi simple groups and Lie algebras by treating the representation theory of SU(2) and SU(3) in detail before going to the general case. This allows the reader to see roots, weights, and the Weyl group "in action" in simple cases before confronting the general theory. The standard books on Lie theory begin immediately with the general case: a smooth manifold that is also a group. The Lie algebra is then defined as the space of left-invariant vector fields and the exponential mapping is defined in terms of the flow along such vector fields. This approach is undoubtedly the right one in the long run, but it is rather abstract for a reader encountering such things for the first time.

Author : Robert N. Cahn
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-10
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486150314

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Semi-Simple Lie Algebras and Their Representations by Robert N. Cahn Pdf

Designed to acquaint students of particle physiME already familiar with SU(2) and SU(3) with techniques applicable to all simple Lie algebras, this text is especially suited to the study of grand unification theories. Author Robert N. Cahn, who is affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California, has provided a new preface for this edition. Subjects include the killing form, the structure of simple Lie algebras and their representations, simple roots and the Cartan matrix, the classical Lie algebras, and the exceptional Lie algebras. Additional topiME include Casimir operators and Freudenthal's formula, the Weyl group, Weyl's dimension formula, reducing product representations, subalgebras, and branching rules. 1984 edition.

Author : J.E. Humphreys
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 189 pages
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Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781461263982

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Introduction to Lie Algebras and Representation Theory by J.E. Humphreys Pdf

This book is designed to introduce the reader to the theory of semisimple Lie algebras over an algebraically closed field of characteristic 0, with emphasis on representations. A good knowledge of linear algebra (including eigenvalues, bilinear forms, euclidean spaces, and tensor products of vector spaces) is presupposed, as well as some acquaintance with the methods of abstract algebra. The first four chapters might well be read by a bright undergraduate; however, the remaining three chapters are admittedly a little more demanding. Besides being useful in many parts of mathematics and physics, the theory of semisimple Lie algebras is inherently attractive, combining as it does a certain amount of depth and a satisfying degree of completeness in its basic results. Since Jacobson's book appeared a decade ago, improvements have been made even in the classical parts of the theory. I have tried to incor porate some of them here and to provide easier access to the subject for non-specialists. For the specialist, the following features should be noted: (I) The Jordan-Chevalley decomposition of linear transformations is emphasized, with "toral" subalgebras replacing the more traditional Cartan subalgebras in the semisimple case. (2) The conjugacy theorem for Cartan subalgebras is proved (following D. J. Winter and G. D. Mostow) by elementary Lie algebra methods, avoiding the use of algebraic geometry.

Author : Alexander A. Kirillov
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2008-07-31
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780521889698

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An Introduction to Lie Groups and Lie Algebras by Alexander A. Kirillov Pdf

Contemporary introduction to semisimple Lie algebras; concise and informal, with numerous exercises and examples

Author : V. S. Varadarajan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1461211271

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Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Their Representations by V. S. Varadarajan Pdf

Author : Jean-Philippe Anker,Bent Orsted
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780817681920

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Lie Theory by Jean-Philippe Anker,Bent Orsted Pdf

* First of three independent, self-contained volumes under the general title, "Lie Theory," featuring original results and survey work from renowned mathematicians. * Contains J. C. Jantzen's "Nilpotent Orbits in Representation Theory," and K.-H. Neeb's "Infinite Dimensional Groups and their Representations." * Comprehensive treatments of the relevant geometry of orbits in Lie algebras, or their duals, and the correspondence to representations. * Should benefit graduate students and researchers in mathematics and mathematical physics.

Author : Veeravalli S. Varadarajan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:488795985

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Lie groups, Lie algebras, and their representations by Veeravalli S. Varadarajan Pdf

Author : Dmitriĭ Petrovich Zhelobenko
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1973-01-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0821886649

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Compact Lie Groups and Their Representations by Dmitriĭ Petrovich Zhelobenko Pdf

Author : Melvin Hausner,Jacob T. Schwartz
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Lie algebras
ISBN : 9780677002804

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Lie Groups, Lie Algebras by Melvin Hausner,Jacob T. Schwartz Pdf

Polished lecture notes provide a clean and usefully detailed account of the standard elements of the theory of Lie groups and algebras. Following nineteen pages of preparatory material, Part I (seven brief chapters) treats "Lie groups and their Lie algebras"; Part II (seven chapters) treats "complex semi-simple Lie algebras"; Part III (two chapters) treats "real semi-simple Lie algebras". The page design is intimidatingly dense, the exposition very much in the familiar "definition/lemma/proof/theorem/proof/remark" mode, and there are no exercises or bibliography. (NW) Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Peter Woit
Publisher : Springer
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319646121

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Quantum Theory, Groups and Representations by Peter Woit Pdf

This text systematically presents the basics of quantum mechanics, emphasizing the role of Lie groups, Lie algebras, and their unitary representations. The mathematical structure of the subject is brought to the fore, intentionally avoiding significant overlap with material from standard physics courses in quantum mechanics and quantum field theory. The level of presentation is attractive to mathematics students looking to learn about both quantum mechanics and representation theory, while also appealing to physics students who would like to know more about the mathematics underlying the subject. This text showcases the numerous differences between typical mathematical and physical treatments of the subject. The latter portions of the book focus on central mathematical objects that occur in the Standard Model of particle physics, underlining the deep and intimate connections between mathematics and the physical world. While an elementary physics course of some kind would be helpful to the reader, no specific background in physics is assumed, making this book accessible to students with a grounding in multivariable calculus and linear algebra. Many exercises are provided to develop the reader's understanding of and facility in quantum-theoretical concepts and calculations.

Author : T. Bröcker,T.tom Dieck
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783662129180

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Representations of Compact Lie Groups by T. Bröcker,T.tom Dieck Pdf

This introduction to the representation theory of compact Lie groups follows Herman Weyl’s original approach. It discusses all aspects of finite-dimensional Lie theory, consistently emphasizing the groups themselves. Thus, the presentation is more geometric and analytic than algebraic. It is a useful reference and a source of explicit computations. Each section contains a range of exercises, and 24 figures help illustrate geometric concepts.

Author : V.S. Varadarajan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2002-05-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 3540781072

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Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Their Representation by V.S. Varadarajan Pdf

Author : Francesco Iachello
Publisher : Springer
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007-02-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540362395

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Lie Algebras and Applications by Francesco Iachello Pdf

This book, designed for advanced graduate students and post-graduate researchers, introduces Lie algebras and some of their applications to the spectroscopy of molecules, atoms, nuclei and hadrons. The book contains many examples that help to elucidate the abstract algebraic definitions. It provides a summary of many formulas of practical interest, such as the eigenvalues of Casimir operators and the dimensions of the representations of all classical Lie algebras.