Theory Of Transformation Groups I

Author : Sophus Lie
Publisher : Springer
Page : 643 pages
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Release : 2015-03-12
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783662462119

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This modern translation of Sophus Lie's and Friedrich Engel's “Theorie der Transformationsgruppen I” will allow readers to discover the striking conceptual clarity and remarkably systematic organizational thought of the original German text. Volume I presents a comprehensive introduction to the theory and is mainly directed towards the generalization of ideas drawn from the study of examples. The major part of the present volume offers an extremely clear translation of the lucid original. The first four chapters provide not only a translation, but also a contemporary approach, which will help present day readers to familiarize themselves with the concepts at the heart of the subject. The editor's main objective was to encourage a renewed interest in the detailed classification of Lie algebras in dimensions 1, 2 and 3, and to offer access to Sophus Lie's monumental Galois theory of continuous transformation groups, established at the end of the 19th Century. Lie groups are widespread in mathematics, playing a role in representation theory, algebraic geometry, Galois theory, the theory of partial differential equations and also in physics, for example in general relativity. This volume is of interest to researchers in Lie theory and exterior differential systems and also to historians of mathematics. The prerequisites are a basic knowledge of differential calculus, ordinary differential equations and differential geometry.

Author : Wolfgang Lück
Publisher : Springer
Page : 455 pages
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Release : 2006-11-14
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783540468271

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Transformation Groups and Algebraic K-Theory by Wolfgang Lück Pdf

The book focuses on the relation between transformation groups and algebraic K-theory. The general pattern is to assign to a geometric problem an invariant in an algebraic K-group which determines the problem. The algebraic K-theory of modules over a category is studied extensively and appplied to the fundamental category of G-space. Basic details of the theory of transformation groups sometimes hard to find in the literature, are collected here (Chapter I) for the benefit of graduate students. Chapters II and III contain advanced new material of interest to researchers working in transformation groups, algebraic K-theory or related fields.

Author : Katsuo Kawakubo,Professor Department of Mathematics Katsuo Kawakubo
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0198532121

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The Theory of Transformation Groups by Katsuo Kawakubo,Professor Department of Mathematics Katsuo Kawakubo Pdf

The aim of this book is to present an introduction to the theory of transformation groups which will be suitable for all those coming to the subject for the first time. The emphasis is on the study of topological groups and, in particular, the study of compact Lie groups acting on manifolds.Throughout, much care is taken to illustrate concepts and results with examples and applications. Numerous exercises are also included to further extend a reader's understanding and knowledge. Prerequisites are a familiarity with algebra and topology as might have been acquired from an undergraduatedegree in Mathematics. The author begins by introducing the basic concepts of the subject such as fixed point sets, orbits, and induced transformation groups. Attention then turns to the study of differentiable manifolds and Lie groups with particular emphasis on fibre bundles and characteristic classes. The latter halfof the book is devoted to surveying the main themes of the subject: structure and decomposition theorems, the existence and uniqueness theorems of principal orbits, transfer theorems, and the Lefschetz fixed point theorem.

Author : W.Y. Hsiang
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783642660528

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Cohomology Theory of Topological Transformation Groups by W.Y. Hsiang Pdf

Historically, applications of algebraic topology to the study of topological transformation groups were originated in the work of L. E. 1. Brouwer on periodic transformations and, a little later, in the beautiful fixed point theorem ofP. A. Smith for prime periodic maps on homology spheres. Upon comparing the fixed point theorem of Smith with its predecessors, the fixed point theorems of Brouwer and Lefschetz, one finds that it is possible, at least for the case of homology spheres, to upgrade the conclusion of mere existence (or non-existence) to the actual determination of the homology type of the fixed point set, if the map is assumed to be prime periodic. The pioneer result of P. A. Smith clearly suggests a fruitful general direction of studying topological transformation groups in the framework of algebraic topology. Naturally, the immediate problems following the Smith fixed point theorem are to generalize it both in the direction of replacing the homology spheres by spaces of more general topological types and in the direction of replacing the group tl by more general compact groups.

Author : Sophus Lie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3662462125

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Theory of Transformation Groups I by Sophus Lie Pdf

This modern translation of Sophus Lie's and Friedrich Engel's "Theorie der Transformationsgruppen Band I" will allow readers to discover the striking conceptual clarity and remarkably systematic organizational thought of the original German text. Volume I presents a comprehensive introduction to the theory and is mainly directed towards the generalization of ideas drawn from the study of examples. The major part of the present volume offers an extremely clear translation of the lucid original. The first four chapters provide not only a translation, but also a contemporary approach, which will help present day readers to familiarize themselves with the concepts at the heart of the subject. The editor's main objective was to encourage a renewed interest in the detailed classification of Lie algebras in dimensions 1, 2 and 3, and to offer access to Sophus Lie's monumental Galois theory of continuous transformation groups, established at the end of the 19th Century. Lie groups are widespread in mathematics, playing a role in representation theory, algebraic geometry, Galois theory, the theory of partial differential equations, and also in physics, for example in general relativity. This volume is of interest to researchers in Lie theory and exterior differential systems and also to historians of mathematics. The prerequisites are a basic knowledge of differential calculus, ordinary differential equations and differential geometry.

Author : T. Tom Dieck
Publisher : Springer
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2006-11-15
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783540385172

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Transformation Groups and Representation Theory by T. Tom Dieck Pdf

Author : Shoshichi Kobayashi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783642619816

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Transformation Groups in Differential Geometry by Shoshichi Kobayashi Pdf

Given a mathematical structure, one of the basic associated mathematical objects is its automorphism group. The object of this book is to give a biased account of automorphism groups of differential geometric struc tures. All geometric structures are not created equal; some are creations of ~ods while others are products of lesser human minds. Amongst the former, Riemannian and complex structures stand out for their beauty and wealth. A major portion of this book is therefore devoted to these two structures. Chapter I describes a general theory of automorphisms of geometric structures with emphasis on the question of when the automorphism group can be given a Lie group structure. Basic theorems in this regard are presented in §§ 3, 4 and 5. The concept of G-structure or that of pseudo-group structure enables us to treat most of the interesting geo metric structures in a unified manner. In § 8, we sketch the relationship between the two concepts. Chapter I is so arranged that the reader who is primarily interested in Riemannian, complex, conformal and projective structures can skip §§ 5, 6, 7 and 8. This chapter is partly based on lec tures I gave in Tokyo and Berkeley in 1965.

Author : Sergeĭ Vasilʹevich Duzhin,Boris Dmitrievich Chebotarevskiĭ
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780821836439

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Transformation Groups for Beginners by Sergeĭ Vasilʹevich Duzhin,Boris Dmitrievich Chebotarevskiĭ Pdf

This book is intended for undergraduate students and all those interested in mathematics. Its goal is to give an easy introduction to the concept of a transformation group using examples from different areas of mathematics. The warm-up of the first two chapters includes a discussion of algebraic operations on points in the plane, and of Euclidean plane movements. Then the notions of a transformation group and of an abstract group are introduced. Group actions, orbits, and invariants constitute the subject of the next chapter. The book concludes with an elementary exposition of the basic ideas of Sophus Lie about symmetries of differential equations. The book contains plenty of figures, as well as many exercises with hints and solutions, which help the reader to master the material.

Author : C. Allday,V. Puppe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1993-07
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780521350228

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Cohomological Methods in Transformation Groups by C. Allday,V. Puppe Pdf

This is an account of the theory of certain types of compact transformation groups, namely those that are susceptible to study using ordinary cohomology theory and rational homotopy theory, which in practice means the torus groups and elementary abelian p-groups. The efforts of many mathematicians have combined to bring a depth of understanding to this area. However to make it reasonably accessible to a wide audience, the authors have streamlined the presentation, referring the reader to the literature for purely technical results and working in a simplified setting where possible. In this way the reader with a relatively modest background in algebraic topology and homology theory can penetrate rather deeply into the subject, whilst the book at the same time makes a useful reference for the more specialised reader.

Author : V.V. Gorbatsevich,A.L. Onishchik,E.B. Vinberg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783642579998

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Lie Groups and Lie Algebras I by V.V. Gorbatsevich,A.L. Onishchik,E.B. Vinberg Pdf

From the reviews: "..., the book must be of great help for a researcher who already has some idea of Lie theory, wants to employ it in his everyday research and/or teaching, and needs a source for customary reference on the subject. From my viewpoint, the volume is perfectly fit to serve as such a source, ... On the whole, it is quite a pleasure, after making yourself comfortable in that favourite office armchair of yours, just to keep the volume gently in your hands and browse it slowly and thoughtfully; and after all, what more on Earth can one expect of any book?" --The New Zealand Mathematical Society Newsletter

Author : Tammo tom Dieck
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-20
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783110858372

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Transformation Groups by Tammo tom Dieck Pdf

“This book is a jewel – it explains important, useful and deep topics in Algebraic Topology that you won’t find elsewhere, carefully and in detail.” Prof. Günter M. Ziegler, TU Berlin

Author : Nail H. Ibragimov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2001-11-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 1402003390

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Transformation Groups Applied to Mathematical Physics by Nail H. Ibragimov Pdf

Approach your problems from the right It isn't that they can't see the solution. end and begin with the answers. Then It is that they can't see the problem. one day, perhaps you will find the final question. G.K. Chesterton. The Scandal of Father Brown 'The Point of a Pin'. 'The Hermit Clad in Crane Feathers' in R.van Gulik's The Chinese Maze Murders. Growing specialization and diversification have brought a host of monographs and textbooks on increasingly specialized topics. However, the "tree" of knowledge of mathematics and related fields does not grow only by putting forth new branches. It also happens, quite often in fact, that branches which were thought to be completely disparate are suddenly seen to be related. Further, the kind and level of sophistication of mathematics applied in various sciences has changed drastically in recent years: measure theory is used (non-trivially) in - gional and theoretical economics; algebraic geometry interacts with physics; the Minkowsky lemma, coding theory and the structure of water meet one another in pack ing and covering theory; quantum fields, crystal defects and mathematical programming profit from homotopy theory; Lie algebras are relevant to filtering; and prediction and electrical engineering can use Stein spaces. And in addition to this there are such new emerging subdisciplines as "completely integrable systems", "chaos, synergetics and large-scale order", which are almost impossible to fit into the existing classification schemes. They draw upon widely different sections of mathematics.

Author : R. Seshadri,T.Y. Na
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781461251026

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Group Invariance in Engineering Boundary Value Problems by R. Seshadri,T.Y. Na Pdf

REFEREN CES . 156 9 Transforma.tion of a Boundary Value Problem to an Initial Value Problem . 157 9.0 Introduction . 157 9.1 Blasius Equation in Boundary Layer Flow . 157 9.2 Longitudinal Impact of Nonlinear Viscoplastic Rods . 163 9.3 Summary . 168 REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 . 10 From Nonlinear to Linear Differential Equa.tions Using Transformation Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 . 10.1 From Nonlinear to Linear Differential Equations . 170 10.2 Application to Ordinary Differential Equations -Bernoulli's Equation . . . . . . . . . . . 173 10.3 Application to Partial Differential Equations -A Nonlinear Chemical Exchange Process . 178 10.4 Limitations of the Inspectional Group Method . 187 10.5 Summary . 188 REFERENCES . . . . 188 11 Miscellaneous Topics . 190 11.1 Reduction of Differential Equations to Algebraic Equations 190 11.2 Reduction of Order of an Ordinary Differential Equation . 191 11.3 Transformat.ion From Ordinary to Partial Differential Equations-Search for First Integrals . . . . . . " 193 . 11.4 Reduction of Number of Variables by Multiparameter Groups of Transformations . . . . . . . . .. . . . 194 11.5 Self-Similar Solutions of the First and Second Kind . . 202 11.6 Normalized Representation and Dimensional Consideration 204 REFERENCES .206 Problems . 208 .220 Index .. Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL OUTLINE Physical problems in engineering science are often described by dif ferential models either linear or nonlinear. There is also an abundance of transformations of various types that appear in the literature of engineer ing and mathematics that are generally aimed at obtaining some sort of simplification of a differential model.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1972-09-29
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0080873596

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Introduction to Compact Transformation Groups by Anonim Pdf

Introduction to Compact Transformation Groups

Author : Thomas Hawkins
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781461212027

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Emergence of the Theory of Lie Groups by Thomas Hawkins Pdf

The great Norwegian mathematician Sophus Lie developed the general theory of transformations in the 1870s, and the first part of the book properly focuses on his work. In the second part the central figure is Wilhelm Killing, who developed structure and classification of semisimple Lie algebras. The third part focuses on the developments of the representation of Lie algebras, in particular the work of Elie Cartan. The book concludes with the work of Hermann Weyl and his contemporaries on the structure and representation of Lie groups which serves to bring together much of the earlier work into a coherent theory while at the same time opening up significant avenues for further work.