Representation Theory: A First Course

by William Fulton and Joe Harris

Book Overview

The primary goal of these lectures is to introduce a beginner to the finite- dimensional representations of Lie groups and Lie algebras. Since this goal is shared by quite a few other books, we should explain in this Preface how our approach differs, although the potential reader can probably see this better by a quick browse through the book. Representation theory is simple to define: it is the study of the ways in which a given group may act on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387974954
• ISBN13: 9780387974958
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 551 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"