General Theory of Lie Groupoids and Lie Algebroids

by Kirill C.H. Mackenzie

Book Overview

This a comprehensive modern account of the theory of Lie groupoids and Lie algebroids, and their importance in differential geometry, in particular their relations with Poisson geometry and general connection theory. It covers much work done since the mid 1980s including the first treatment in book form of Poisson groupoids, Lie bialgebroids and double vector bundles, as well as a revised account of the relations between locally trivial Lie groupoids,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521499283
• ISBN13: 9780521499286
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 540 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 8.9"