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Theory of Lie Groups (PMS-8), Volume 8
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Theory of Lie Groups (PMS-8), Volume 8
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Claude Chevalley
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| Series | Princeton Landmarks in Mathematics and Physics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:232 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Algebra |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691049908
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| Classifications | Dewey:512.55 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
10 January 2000 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
A treatise on Lie groups in which a modern point of view was adopted systematically, namely, that a continuous group can be regarded as a global object. This book incorporates a broad range of topics, such as the covering spaces of topological spaces, analytic manifolds, and integration of complete systems of differential equations on a manifold.
Author Biography
Claude Chevalley (1909-1984) served on the faculty of Princeton University and was resident at the Institute for Advanced Study. He was a member of the Bourbaki and was awarded the Cole Prize of the American Mathematical Society.
Reviews"Chevalley's most important contribution to mathematics is certainly his work on group theory ... [Theory of Lie Groups] was the first systematic exposition of the foundations of Lie group theory consistently adopting the global viewpoint, based on the notion of analytic manifold. This book remained the basic reference on Lie groups for at least two decades."--Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society
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