Because of their significance in physics and chemistry, representation of Lie groups has been an area of intensive study by physicists and chemists, as well as mathematicians. This introduction is designed for graduate students who have some knowledge of finite groups and general topology, but is otherwise self-contained. The author gives direct and concise proofs of all results yet avoids the heavy machinery of functional analysis. Moreover, representative examples are treated in some detail.
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This introduction is designed for graduate students who have some knowledge of finite groups and general topology, but is otherwise self-contained.
This book contains seven lectures delivered at The Maurice Auslander Memorial Conference at Brandeis University in March 1995. The variety of topics covered at the conference reflects the breadth of Maurice Auslander’s contribution to mathematics, which includes commutative algebra and algebraic geometry, homological algebra and representation theory. He was one of the founding fathers of homological ring theory and representation theory of Artin algebras. Undoubtedly, the most characteristic feature of his mathematics was the profound use of homological and functorial techniques. For any researcher into representation theory, algebraic or arithmetic geometry, this book will be a valuable resource.
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‘The book will be interesting for specialists as well as for mathematicans working inother fields.’ European Mathematical Society
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For any researcher working in representation theory, algebraic or arithmetic geometry.