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Equivalence, invariants, and symmetry

By Peter J. Olver

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1995
ISBN
0521478111, 9780521478113
LCC
QA641 .O49 1995
Open Library ID
OL1110247M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
5 MB (4947191 bytes)
Series
London Mathematical Society Le
Pages
537\537
Library
mexmat
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

This book presents an innovative synthesis of methods used to study the problems of equivalence and symmetry that arise in a variety of mathematical fields and physical applications. It draws on a wide range of disciplines, including geometry, analysis, applied mathematics, and algebra. Dr. Olver develops systematic and constructive methods for solving equivalence problems and calculating symmetries, and applies them to a variety of mathematical systems, including differential equations, variational problems, manifolds, Riemannian metrics, polynomials, and differential operators. He emphasizes the construction and classification of invariants and reductions of complicated objects to simple canonical forms. This book will be a valuable resource for students and researchers in geometry, analysis, algebra, mathematical physics and related fields.

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