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Integrable Systems
Twistors, Loop Groups, and Riemann Surfaces
Av R. S. Ward, G. B. Segal m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
636 kr
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This textbook is designed to give graduate students an understanding of integrable systems via the study of Riemann surfaces, loop groups, and twistors. The book has its origins in a series of lecture courses given by the authors, all of whom are internationally known mathematicians and renowned …
Integrable Systems
Twistors, Loop Groups, and Riemann Surfaces
Av N. J. Hitchin, G. B. Segal m. fl.
Inbunden, 1999
2302 kr
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This textbook is designed to give graduate students an understanding of integrable systems via the study of Riemann surfaces, loop groups, and twistors. The book has its origins in a series of lecture courses given by the authors, all of whom are internationally known mathematicians and renowned …
Clifford Algebras and Spinors
Av Pertti Lounesto, J. W. S. Cassels m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
954 kr
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In this book, Professor Lounesto offers a unique introduction to Clifford algebras and spinors. The initial chapters could be read by undergraduates; vectors, complex numbers and quaternions are introduced with an eye on Clifford algebras. The next chapters will also interest physicists, and …
A Quantum Groups Primer
Av Shahn Majid, J. W. S. Cassels m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
732 kr
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This book provides a self-contained introduction to quantum groups as algebraic objects. Based on the author's lecture notes from a Part III pure mathematics course at Cambridge University, it is suitable for use as a textbook for graduate courses in quantum groups or as a supplement to modern …
Numerical Ranges of Operators on Normed Spaces and of Elements of Normed Algebras
Av F. F. Bonsall, J. Duncan m. fl.
Häftad, 1971
980 kr
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The theory of the numerical range of a linear operator on an arbitrary normed space had its beginnings around 1960, and during the 1970s the subject has developed and expanded rapidly. This book presents a self-contained exposition of the subject as a whole. The authors develop various …
Algebraic Topology
A Student's Guide
Av J. F. Adams, G. C. Shepherd m. fl.
Häftad, 1972
1566 kr
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This set of notes, for graduate students who are specializing in algebraic topology, adopts a novel approach to the teaching of the subject. It begins with a survey of the most beneficial areas for study, with recommendations regarding the best written accounts of each topic. Because a number of …
Commutative Algebra
Av J. T. Knight, N. J. Hitchin
Häftad, 1971
771 kr
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This introduction to commutative algebra gives an account of some general properties of rings and modules, with their applications to number theory and geometry. It assumes only that the reader has completed an undergraduate algebra course. The fresh approach and simplicity of proof enable a large …
Integration and Harmonic Analysis on Compact Groups
Av R. E. Edwards, N. J. Hitchin
Häftad, 1972
694 kr
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These notes provide a reasonably self-contained introductory survey of certain aspects of harmonic analysis on compact groups. The first part of the book seeks to give a brief account of integration theory on compact Hausdorff spaces. The second, larger part starts from the existence and essential …
Elliptic Functions and Elliptic Curves
Av Patrick Du Val, J. W. S. Cassels m. fl.
Häftad, 1973
823 kr
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A comprehensive treatment of elliptic functions is linked by these notes to a study of their application to elliptic curves. This approach provides geometers with the opportunity to acquaint themselves with aspects of their subject virtually ignored by other texts. The exposition is clear and …
Analytic Theory of Abelian Varieties
Av H. P. F. Swinnerton-Dyer, J. W. S. Cassels m. fl.
Häftad, 1974
771 kr
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The study of abelian manifolds forms a natural generalization of the theory of elliptic functions, that is, of doubly periodic functions of one complex variable. When an abelian manifold is embedded in a projective space it is termed an abelian variety in an algebraic geometrical sense. This …
An Introduction to Topological Groups
Av P. J. Higgins, N. J. Hitchin
Häftad, 1975
820 kr
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Graduate students in many branches of mathematics need to know something about topological groups and the Haar integral to enable them to understand applications in their own fields. In this introduction to the subject, Professor Higgins covers the basic theorems they are likely to need, assuming …
Sheaf Theory
Av B. R. Tennison, N. J. Hitchin
Häftad, 1975
1227 kr
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Sheaf theory provides a means of discussing many different kinds of geometric objects in respect of the connection between their local and global properties. It finds its main applications in topology and modern algebraic geometry where it has been used as a tool for solving, with great success, …
Automatic Continuity of Linear Operators
Av Allan M. Sinclair, N. J. Hitchin
Häftad, 1976
771 kr
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Some of the results on automatic continuity of intertwining operators and homomorphisms that were obtained between 1960 and 1973 are here collected together to provide a detailed discussion of the subject. The book will be appreciated by graduate students of functional analysis who already have a …
Topics in Finite Groups
Av Terence M. Gagen, N. J. Hitchin
Häftad, 1976
771 kr
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These notes derive from a course of lectures delivered at the University of Florida in Gainesville during 1971/2. Dr Gagen presents a simplified treatment of recent work by H. Bender on the classification of non-soluble groups with abelian Sylow 2-subgroups, together with some background material …
Parallelisms of Complete Designs
Av Peter J. Cameron, N. J. Hitchin
Häftad, 1976
771 kr
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These notes present an investigation of a condition similar to Euclid's parallel axiom for subsets of finite sets. The background material to the theory of parallelisms is introduced and the author then describes the links this theory has with other topics from the whole range of combinatorial …
The Topology of Stiefel Manifolds
Häftad, 1977
954 kr
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Stiefel manifolds are an interesting family of spaces much studied by algebraic topologists. These notes, which originated in a course given at Harvard University, describe the state of knowledge of the subject, as well as the outstanding problems. The emphasis throughout is on applications (within …
Lie Groups and Compact Groups
Av John F. Price, N. J. Hitchin
Häftad, 1977
847 kr
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The theory of Lie groups is a very active part of mathematics and it is the twofold aim of these notes to provide a self-contained introduction to the subject and to make results about the structure of Lie groups and compact groups available to a wide audience. Particular emphasis is placed upon …
Pontryagin Duality and the Structure of Locally Compact Abelian Groups
Av Sidney A. Morris, N. J. Hitchin
Häftad, 1977
771 kr
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These lecture notes begin with an introduction to topological groups and proceed to a proof of the important Pontryagin-van Kampen duality theorem and a detailed exposition of the structure of locally compact abelian groups. Measure theory and Banach algebra are entirely avoided and only a small …
Interaction Models
Av Norman L. Biggs, N. J. Hitchin
Häftad, 1977
771 kr
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This book is based on a set of lectures given to a mixed audience of physicists and mathematicians. The desire to be intelligible to both groups is the underlying preoccupation of the author. Physicists nowadays are particularly interested in phase transitions. The typical situation is that a …
Continuous Crossed Products and Type III Von Neumann Algebras
Av A. van Daele, N. J. Hitchin
Häftad, 1978
771 kr
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The theory of von Neumann algebras has undergone rapid development since the work of Tonita, Takesaki and Conner. These notes, based on lectures given at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, provide an introduction to the subject and demonstrate the important role of the theory of crossed …
Homological Group Theory
Av C. T. C. Wall, N. J. Hitchin m. fl.
Häftad, 1979
1045 kr
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In 1977 several eminent mathematicians were invited to Durham to present papers at a short conference on homological and combinatorial techniques in group theory. The lectures, published here, aimed at presenting in a unified way new developments in the area. Group theory is approached from a …
Partially Ordered Rings and Semi-Algebraic Geometry
Av Gregory W. Brumfiel, N. J. Hitchin
Häftad, 1979
1110 kr
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The purpose of this unique book is to establish purely algebraic foundations for the development of certain parts of topology. Some topologists seek to understand geometric properties of solutions to finite systems of equations or inequalities and configurations which in some sense actually occur …
Affine Sets and Affine Groups
Av D. G. Northcott, N. J. Hitchin
Häftad, 1980
771 kr
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In these notes, first published in 1980, Professor Northcott provides a self-contained introduction to the theory of affine algebraic groups for mathematicians with a basic knowledge of communicative algebra and field theory. The book divides into two parts. The first four chapters contain all the …
Topics in the Theory of Group Presentations
Av D. L. Johnson, N. J. Hitchin
Häftad, 1980
1024 kr
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These notes comprise an introduction to combinatorial group theory and represent an extensive revision of the author's earlier book in this series, which arose from lectures to final-year undergraduates and first-year graduates at the University of Nottingham. Many new examples and exercises have …
Ordered Permutation Groups
Av A. M. W. Glass, N. J. Hitchin
Häftad, 1982
1266 kr
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As a result of the work of the nineteenth-century mathematician Arthur Cayley, algebraists and geometers have extensively studied permutation of sets. In the special case that the underlying set is linearly ordered, there is a natural subgroup to study, namely the set of permutations that preserves …
Representations of General Linear Groups
Häftad, 1984
942 kr
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The most important examples of finite groups are the group of permutations of a set of n objects, known as the symmetric group, and the group of non-singular n-by-n matrices over a finite field, which is called the general linear group. This book examines the representation theory of the general …
Skew Fields
Häftad, 1983
954 kr
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The book is written in three parts. Part I consists of preparatory work on algebras, needed in Parts II and III. This material is presented in a classical, though unusual, way. Part II consists of a modern description of the theory of Brauer groups over fields (from as elementary a point of view as …
Solitons
Av P. G. Drazin, N. J. Hitchin
Häftad, 1983
771 kr
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A 'soliton' is a localized nonlinear wave of permanent form which may interact strongly with other solitons so that when they separate after the interaction they regain their original forms. This textbook is an account of the theory of solitons and of the diverse applications of the theory to …
Finite Group Algebras and their Modules
Häftad, 1983
771 kr
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Originally published in 1983, the principal object of this book is to discuss in detail the structure of finite group rings over fields of characteristic, p, P-adic rings and, in some cases, just principal ideal domains, as well as modules of such group rings. The approach does not emphasize any …
Polytopes and Symmetry
Av Stewart A. Robertson, J. W. S. Cassels m. fl.
Häftad, 1984
771 kr
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Convex polytopes are the analogues in space of any dimension of convex plane polygons and of convex polyhedra in ordinary space. This book describes a fresh approach to the classification of these objects according to their symmetry properties, based on ideas of topology and transformation group …
