ENGLISH

Lie Algebras of Finite and Affine Type

By Carter R.

Book information

Publisher
CUP
Year
2005
ISBN
0521851386, 9780521851381
Open Library ID
OL22712719M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2343030 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics 96
Pages
652\652
Library
Kolxo3
Time added
2011-07-22 07:35:22

Description

Lie algebras have many varied applications, both in mathematics and mathematical physics. This book provides a thorough but relaxed mathematical treatment of the subject, including both the Cartan-Killing-Weyl theory of finite dimensional simple algebras and the more modern theory of Kac-Moody algebras. Proofs are given in detail and the only prerequisite is a sound knowledge of linear algebra. The Appendix provides a summary of the basic properties of each Lie algebra of finite and affine type.

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