Lie Groups and Lie Algebras: Chapters 1-3

by Nicolas Bourbaki

Book Overview

This is the softcover reprint of the 1975 English translation of the first three chapters of Bourbaki's Groupes et algebres de Lie. The first chapter describes the theory of Lie algebras, their deviations, representations, and enveloping algebras. Chapter two introduces free Lie algebras in order to discuss the exponential, logarithmic and the Hausdorff series. Chapter three deals with the theory of Lie groups over R and C ultrametric fields.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540642420
• ISBN13: 9783540642428
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 461 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

great as references, and..

...even better when supplemented by other texts (be wary though, as the notation of Bourbaki is not universally accepted). I'd buy them simply for their sparkling clarity and careful attention to rigour (esp. Commalg, Lie theory and integration). These are wonderfully crafted, masterful expositions, and should not, by any means, be overlooked by the (aspiring) pure mathematician. Cheers, A.