Emergence of the Theory of Lie Groups: An Essay in the History of Mathematics 1869-1926

by Thomas Hawkins

Book Overview

Lie groups and Lie algebras arose in the study of the mathematical properties of rotations. The ideas were originally developed by the Norwegian mathematician Sophus Lie (1849-1899), and they play an important role in the development of 20th century mathematics and mathematical physics. This book focuses on the origins and subsequent development of the structure of the theory, particularly the structure and representations of semisimple groups, with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387989633
• ISBN13: 9780387989631
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 566 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.5"