Harmonic Maps, Loop Groups, and Integrable Systems

by Martin A. Guest

Book Overview

Harmonic maps are generalisations of the concept of geodesics. They encompass many fundamental examples in differential geometry and have recently become of widespread use in many areas of mathematics and mathematical physics. This is an accessible introduction to some of the fundamental connections between differential geometry, Lie groups, and integrable Hamiltonian systems. The specific goal of the book is to show how the theory of loop groups...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521589320
• ISBN13: 9780521589321
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"