| The Geometry of Infinite-Dimensional Groups 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Khesin, Boris (Author), Wendt, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 3540772626 ISBN-13: 9783540772620 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $208.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: The aim of this monograph is to give an overview of various classes of infinite-dimensional Lie groups and their applications, mostly in Hamiltonian mechanics, fluid dynamics, integrable systems, and complex geometry. The authors have chosen to present the unifying ideas of the theory by concentrating on specific types and examples of inifinite-dimensional Lie groups. Infinite-dimensional Lie groups arise naturally in many places in mathematics and physics, e.g. as symmetries of various evolution equations or gauge theories. Their applications range from quantum mechanics to meteorology: such groups as the groups of diffeomorphisms, of differential and integral operators, groups of gauge transformations play a role in problems related to differential and algebraic geometry, knot theory, string theory, fluid dynamics and cosmology. Although infinite-dimensional Lie groups have been investigated for quite some time, the scope of applicability of a general theory of such groups is still rather limited. The main reason for this is that they exhibit very peculiar features.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Geometry - Algebraic - Science | Physics - Mathematical & Computational - Mathematics | Group Theory |
| Dewey: 512.482 |
| Series: Ergebnisse der Mathematik Und Ihrer Grenzgebiete |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (1.30 lbs) 304 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The aim of this monograph is to give an overview of various classes of in?ni- dimensional Lie groups and their applications, mostly in Hamiltonian - chanics, ?uid dynamics, integrable systems, and complex geometry. We have chosen to present the unifying ideas of the theory by concentrating on speci?c typesandexamplesofin?nite-dimensionalLiegroups. Ofcourse, theselection of the topics is largely in?uenced by the taste of the authors, but we hope thatthisselectioniswideenoughtodescribevariousphenomenaarisinginthe geometry of in?nite-dimensional Lie groups and to convince the reader that they are appealing objects to study from both purely mathematical and more applied points of view. This book can be thought of as complementary to the existing more algebraic treatments, in particular, those covering the str- ture and representation theory of in?nite-dimensional Lie algebras, as well as to more analytic ones developing calculus on in?nite-dimensional manifolds. This monograph originated from advanced graduate courses and mi- courses on in?nite-dimensional groups and gauge theory given by the ?rst author at the University of Toronto, at the CIRM in Marseille, and at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris in 2001-2004. It is based on various classical and recentresultsthathaveshapedthisnewlyemergedpartofin?nite-dimensional geometry and group theory. Our intention was to make the book concise, relatively self-contained, and useful in a graduate course. For this reason, throughout the text, we have included a large number of problems, ranging from simple exercises to open questions. |