An introduction to Lie groups and Lie algebras /

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Author / Creator:Kirillov, Alexander A., 1967-
Imprint:Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Description:ix, 222 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Cambridge studies in advanced mathematics ; 113
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7200601
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ISBN:9780521889698 (hardback)
0521889693 (hardback)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-219) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Lie groups: Basic definitions
  • 3. Lie groups and Lie algebras
  • 4. Representations of Lie groups and Lie algebras
  • 5. Structure theory of Lie algebras
  • 6. Complex Semisimple Lie algebras
  • 7. Root systems
  • 8. Representations of Semisimple Lie Algebras; Overview of the literature
  • A. Root systems and simple Lie algebras
  • B. Sample syllabus; List of notation
  • Index.
  • Bibliography.