The Unity of Mathematics: In Honor of the Ninetieth Birthday of I.M. Gelfand

by Pavel Etingof

A tribute to the vision and legacy of Israel Gelfand, the invited papers in this volume reflect the unity of mathematics as a whole, with particular emphasis on the many connections among the fields of geometry, physics, and representation theory. Written by leading mathematicians, the text is broadly divided into two sections: the first is devoted to developments at the intersection of geometry and physics, and the second to representation theory and algebraic geometry. Topics include conformal field theory, K-theory, noncommutative geometry, gauge theory, representations of infinite-dimensional Lie algebras, and various aspects of the Langlands program. Graduate students and researchers in mathematics and physics will benefit from and find inspiration in this broad and unique work.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817640762
• ISBN13: 9780817640767
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Length: 632 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.6"