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Del 1 - Progress in Mathematics
Quadratic Forms in Infinite Dimensional Vector Spaces
AvH. Gross
Häftad, Engelska, 1979
551 kr
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For about a decade I have made an effort to study quadratic forms in infinite dimensional vector spaces over arbitrary division rings. Here we present in a systematic fashion half of the results found du ring this period, to wit, the results on denumerably infinite spaces (" NO-forms'''). Certain among the results included here had of course been published at the time when they were found, others appear for the first time (the case, for example, in Chapters IX, X , XII where I in clude results contained in the Ph.D.theses by my students W. Allenspach, L. Brand, U. Schneider, M. Studer). If one wants to give an introduction to the geometric algebra of infinite dimensional quadratic spaces, a discussion of N-dimensional O spaces ideally serves the purpose. First, these spaces show a large number of phenomena typical of infinite dimensional spaces. Second, most proofs can be done by recursion which resembles the familiar pro cedure by induction in the finite dimensional situation. Third, the student acquires a good feeling for the linear algebra in infinite di mensions because it is impossible to camouflage problems by topological expedients (in dimension NO it is easy to see, in a given case, wheth er topological language is appropriate or not).
Del 4 - Progress in Mathematics
Complex Approximation
Proceedings, Quebec, Canada July 3–8, 1978
AvAupetit,B. Aupetit
Häftad, Engelska, 1980
559 kr
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Del 6 - Progress in Mathematics
Weil representation, Maslov index and Theta series
AvGerard Lion,Michele Vergne
Häftad, Engelska, 1980
559 kr
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This is a collection of research-oriented monographs, reports, and notes arising from lectures and seminars on the Weil representation, the Maslov index, and the Theta series. It is good contribution to the international scientific community, particularly for researchers and graduate students in the field.
Del 7 - Progress in Mathematics
Vector Bundles and Differential Equations
Proceedings, Nice, France June 12–17, 1979
AvAndré Hirschowitz
Häftad, Engelska, 1980
559 kr
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Del 8 - Progress in Mathematics
Dynamical Systems
Lectures given at a Summer School of the Centro Internazionale Matematico Estivo (C.I.M.E.), held in Bressanone (Bolzano), Italy, June 19–27, 1978
AvGUCKENHEIMER,MOSERm. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 1980
551 kr
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Del 19 - Progress in Mathematics
Periods of Hilbert Modular Surfaces
AvT. Oda
Häftad, Engelska, 1982
559 kr
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Del 20 - Progress in Mathematics
Arithmetic on Modular Curves
AvG. Stevens
Häftad, Engelska, 1982
559 kr
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One of the most intriguing problems of modern number theory is to relate the arithmetic of abelian varieties to the special values of associated L-functions. A very precise conjecture has been formulated for elliptic curves by Birc~ and Swinnerton-Dyer and generalized to abelian varieties by Tate. The numerical evidence is quite encouraging. A weakened form of the conjectures has been verified for CM elliptic curves by Coates and Wiles, and recently strengthened by K. Rubin. But a general proof of the conjectures seems still to be a long way off. A few years ago, B. Mazur [26] proved a weak analog of these c- jectures. Let N be prime, and be a weight two newform for r 0 (N) . For a primitive Dirichlet character X of conductor prime to N, let i\ f (X) denote the algebraic part of L (f , X, 1) (see below). Mazur showed in [ 26] that the residue class of Af (X) modulo the "Eisenstein" ideal gives information about the arithmetic of Xo (N). There are two aspects to his work: congruence formulae for the values Af(X) , and a descent argument. Mazur's congruence formulae were extended to r 1 (N), N prime, by S. Kamienny and the author [17], and in a paper which will appear shortly, Kamienny has generalized the descent argument to this case.
Del 21 - Progress in Mathematics
Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems II
Proceedings Special Year, Maryland 1979–80
AvKatok
Häftad, Engelska, 1982
551 kr
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Del 25 - Progress in Mathematics
Exterior Differential Systems and the Calculus of Variations
AvP.A. Griffiths
Häftad, Engelska, 1983
945 kr
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15 0. PRELIMINARIES a) Notations from Manifold Theory b) The Language of Jet Manifolds c) Frame Manifolds d) Differentia! Ideals e) Exterior Differential Systems EULER-LAGRANGE EQUATIONS FOR DIFFERENTIAL SYSTEMS ~liTH ONE I. 32 INDEPENDENT VARIABLE a) Setting up the Problem; Classical Examples b) Variational Equations for Integral Manifolds of Differential Systems c) Differential Systems in Good Form; the Derived Flag, Cauchy Characteristics, and Prolongation of Exterior Differential Systems d) Derivation of the Euler-Lagrange Equations; Examples e) The Euler-Lagrange Differential System; Non-Degenerate Variational Problems; Examples FIRST INTEGRALS OF THE EULER-LAGRANGE SYSTEM; NOETHER'S II. 1D7 THEOREM AND EXAMPLES a) First Integrals and Noether's Theorem; Some Classical Examples; Variational Problems Algebraically Integrable by Quadratures b) Investigation of the Euler-Lagrange System for Some Differential-Geometric Variational Pro~lems: 2 i) ( K ds for Plane Curves; i i) Affine Arclength; 2 iii) f K ds for Space Curves; and iv) Delauney Problem. II I. EULER EQUATIONS FOR VARIATIONAL PROBLEfiJS IN HOMOGENEOUS SPACES 161 a) Derivation of the Equations: i) Motivation; i i) Review of the Classical Case; iii) the Genera 1 Euler Equations 2 K /2 ds b) Examples: i) the Euler Equations Associated to f for lEn; but for Curves in i i) Some Problems as in i) sn; Non- Curves in iii) Euler Equations Associated to degenerate Ruled Surfaces IV.
Del 26 - Progress in Mathematics
Number Theory Related to Fermat’s Last Theorem
Proceedings of the conference sponsored by the Vaughn Foundation
AvKoblitz,Neal I. Koblitz
Häftad, Engelska, 1982
877 kr
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Del 24 - Progress in Mathematics
Enumerative Geometry and Classical Algebraic Geometry
AvLebarz,Hervier
Häftad, Engelska, 1982
559 kr
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Del 33 - Progress in Mathematics
Uniqueness and Non-Uniqueness in the Cauchy Problem
AvZuily
Häftad, Engelska, 1983
551 kr
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Del 35 - Progress in Mathematics
Arithmetic and Geometry
Papers Dedicated to I.R. Shafarevich on the Occasion of His Sixtieth Birthday Volume I Arithmetic
AvMichael Artin,John Tate
Häftad, Engelska, 1983
559 kr
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Arithmetic and Geometry
Papers Dedicated to I.R. Shafarevich on the Occasion of His Sixtieth Birthday. Volume II: Geometry
AvMichael Artin,John Tate
Häftad, Engelska, 1983
559 kr
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Del 40 - Progress in Mathematics
Representation Theory of Reductive Groups
Proceedings of the University of Utah Conference 1982
AvTrombi
Häftad, Engelska, 1983
551 kr
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This volume is the result of a conference on Representation Theory of Reductive Groups held in Park City, Utah, April 16-20, 1982, under the auspices of the Department of Mathematics, University of Utah. Funding for the conference was provided by the National Science Foundation. The text includes a number of original papers together with expository articles on work already in print. It is hoped that the volume will be of use to both experts in the field and nonspecialists interested in obtaining some insight into the area. Principal organizers of the conference were Henryk Hecht, Dragan Mili~ie, and Peter Trombi. They would like to express their thanks to the National Science Foundation for their support, to the speakers for their diligence in submitting their manuscripts, and to Carla Curtis, Karen Edge, and Katherine Ruth, for typing the manuscripts which were contributed. v CONTENTS J. Arthur, Multipliers and a Paley-Wiener theorem for real reductive groups .......................................... .
Les Conjectures de Stark sur les Fonctions L d'Artin en s=0
Notes d'un cours a Orsay redigees par Dominique Bernardi
AvJ. Tate
Inbunden, Franska, 1984
559 kr
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This book presents a self-contained introduction to H.M. Stark’s remarkable conjectures about the leading term of the Taylor expansion of Artin’s L-functions at s=0. These conjectures can be viewed as a vast generalization of Dirichlet’s class number formula and Kronecker’s limit formula. They provide an unexpected contribution to Hilbert’s 12th problem on the generalization of class fields by the values of transcendental functions.This volume also treats these topics: a proof of the main conjecture for rational characters, and Chinburg’s invariant; P. Delgne’s proof of a function field analogue; p-adic versions of the conjectures due to B. Gross and J.-P. Serre.This volume belongs on the shelf of every mathematics library.
Noncommutative Harmonic Analysis
In Honor of Jacques Carmona
AvPatrick Delorme,Michèle Vergne
Inbunden, Engelska, 2003
559 kr
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Dedicated to Jacques Carmona, an expert in noncommutative harmonic analysis, the volume presents excellent invited/refereed articles by top notch mathematicians. Topics cover general Lie theory, reductive Lie groups, harmonic analysis and the Langlands program, automorphic forms, and Kontsevich quantization. Good text for researchers and grad students in representation theory.
Hyperfunctions and Harmonic Analysis on Symmetric Spaces
AvHenrik Schlichtkrull
Inbunden, Engelska, 1984
559 kr
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During the last ten years a powerful technique for the study of partial differential equations with regular singularities has developed using the theory of hyperfunctions. The technique has had several important applications in harmonic analysis for symmetric spaces.This book gives an introductory exposition of the theory of hyperfunctions and regular singularities, and on this basis it treats two major applications to harmonic analysis. The first is to the proof of Helgason’s conjecture, due to Kashiwara et al., which represents eigenfunctions on Riemannian symmetric spaces as Poisson integrals of their hyperfunction boundary values.A generalization of this result involving the full boundary of the space is also given. The second topic is the construction of discrete series for semisimple symmetric spaces, with an unpublished proof, due to Oshima, of a conjecture of Flensted-Jensen.This first English introduction to hyperfunctions brings readers to the forefront of research in the theory of harmonic analysis on symmetric spaces. A substantial bibliography is also included. This volume is based on a paper which was awarded the 1983 University of Copenhagen Gold Medal Prize.
Del 214 - Progress in Mathematics
Analysis on Lie Groups with Polynomial Growth
AvNick Dungey,A.F.M. (Tom) ter Elstm. fl.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2003
559 kr
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Analysis on Lie Groups with Polynomial Growth is the first book to present a method for examining the surprising connection between invariant differential operators and almost periodic operators on a suitable nilpotent Lie group. It deals with the theory of second-order, right invariant, elliptic operators on a large class of manifolds: Lie groups with polynomial growth. In systematically developing the analytic and algebraic background on Lie groups with polynomial growth, it is possible to describe the large time behavior for the semigroup generated by a complex second-order operator with the aid of homogenization theory and to present an asymptotic expansion. Further, the text goes beyond the classical homogenization theory by converting an analytical problem into an algebraic one.This work is aimed at graduate students as well as researchers in the above areas. Prerequisites include knowledge of basic results from semigroup theory and Lie group theory.
Fourier-Mukai and Nahm Transforms in Geometry and Mathematical Physics
AvCLAUDIO BARTOCCI,Ugo Bruzzom. fl.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2009
1 994 kr
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Integral transforms, such as the Laplace and Fourier transforms, have been major tools in mathematics for at least two centuries. In the last three decades the development of a number of novel ideas in algebraic geometry, category theory, gauge theory, and string theory has been closely related to generalizations of integral transforms of a more geometric character."Fourier–Mukai and Nahm Transforms in Geometry and Mathematical Physics" examines the algebro-geometric approach (Fourier–Mukai functors) as well as the differential-geometric constructions (Nahm). Also included is a considerable amount of material from existing literature which has not been systematically organized into a monograph.Key features: Basic constructions and definitions are presented in preliminary background chapters - Presentation explores applications and suggests several open questions - Extensive bibliography and index.This self-contained monograph provides an introduction to current research in geometry and mathematical physics and is intended for graduate students and researchers just entering this field.
Arithmetic of Higher-Dimensional Algebraic Varieties
AvBjorn Poonen,Yuri Tschinkel
Inbunden, Engelska, 2003
1 442 kr
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One of the great successes of twentieth century mathematics has been the remarkable qualitative understanding of rational and integral points on curves, gleaned in part through the theorems of Mordell, Weil, Siegel, and Faltings. It has become clear that the study of rational and integral points has deep connections to other branches of mathematics: complex algebraic geometry, Galois and étale cohomology, transcendence theory and diophantine approximation, harmonic analysis, automorphic forms, and analytic number theory.This text, which focuses on higher dimensional varieties, provides precisely such an interdisciplinary view of the subject. It is a digest of research and survey papers by leading specialists; the book documents current knowledge in higher-dimensional arithmetic and gives indications for future research. It will be valuable not only to practitioners in the field, but to a wide audience of mathematicians and graduate students with an interest in arithmetic geometry.
Séminaire de Théorie des Nombres, Paris 1985–86
AvC. Goldstein
Inbunden, Franska, 1987
559 kr
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This is the sixth annual volume of papers based on the outstanding lectures given at the Séminaire de Théorie des Nombres de Paris. The results presented in 1985-86 by an international group of mathematicians reflect the most recent work in many areas of number theory.
Del 228 - Progress in Mathematics
Lie Theory
Lie Algebras and Representations
AvJean-Phillippe Anker,Bent Orstedm. fl.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2003
1 663 kr
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Semisimple Lie groups, and their algebraic analogues over fields other than the reals, are of fundamental importance in geometry, analysis, and mathematical physics. Three independent, self-contained volumes, under the general title "Lie Theory," feature survey work and original results by well-established researchers in key areas of semisimple Lie theory. A wide spectrum of topics is treated, with emphasis on the interplay between representation theory and the geometry of adjoint orbits for Lie algebras over fields of possibly finite characteristic, as well as for infinite-dimensional Lie algebras. Also covered is unitary representation theory and branching laws for reductive subgroups, an active part of modern representation theory. Finally, there is a thorough discussion of compactifications of symmetric spaces, and harmonic analysis through a far-reaching generalization of Harish--Chandra's Plancherel formula for semisimple Lie groups. Ideal for graduate students and researchers, "Lie Theory" provides a broad, clearly focused examination of semisimple Lie groups and their integral importance to research in many branches of mathematics.
Del 227 - Progress in Mathematics
Introduction to Vertex Operator Algebras and Their Representations
AvJames Lepowsky,Haisheng Li
Inbunden, Engelska, 2003
1 332 kr
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The field of vertex operator algebras is an active area of research and plays an integral role in infinite-dimensional Lie theory, string theory, and conformal field theory, and other subdisciplines of mathematics and physics. This book begins with a careful presentation of the theoretical foundations of vertex operator algebras and their modules, and then proceeds to a range of applications. The text features new, original results and a fresh perspective on the important works of many researchers; in particular, it provides a detailed treatment of the concept of a "representation'' of a vertex (operator) algebra. Requiring only a familiarity with basic algebra, this broad, self-contained treatment of the core topics in vertex algebras will appeal to graduate students and researchers in both mathematics and physics.
Del 74 - Progress in Mathematics
Andreotti-Grauert Theory by Integral Formulas
AvChenkin,Henkinm. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 1988
551 kr
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Structure of Decidable Locally Finite Varieties
AvRalph McKenzie,Matthew Valeriote
Inbunden, Engelska, 1989
559 kr
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A mathematically precise definition of the intuitive notion of "algorithm" was implicit in Kurt Godel's [1931] paper on formally undecidable propo sitions of arithmetic. During the 1930s, in the work of such mathemati cians as Alonzo Church, Stephen Kleene, Barkley Rosser and Alfred Tarski, Godel's idea evolved into the concept of a recursive function. Church pro posed the thesis, generally accepted today, that an effective algorithm is the same thing as a procedure whose output is a recursive function of the input (suitably coded as an integer). With these concepts, it became possible to prove that many familiar theories are undecidable (or non-recursive)-i. e. , that there does not exist an effective algorithm (recursive function) which would allow one to determine which sentences belong to the theory. It was clear from the beginning that any theory with a rich enough mathematical content must be undecidable. On the other hand, some theories with a substantial content are decidable. Examples of such decidabLe theories are the theory of Boolean algebras (Tarski [1949]), the theory of Abelian groups (Szmiele~ [1955]), and the theories of elementary arithmetic and geometry (Tarski [1951]' but Tarski discovered these results around 1930). The de termination of precise lines of division between the classes of decidable and undecidable theories became an important goal of research in this area. algebra we mean simply any structure (A, h(i E I)} consisting of By an a nonvoid set A and a system of finitary operations Ii over A.
Del 130 - Progress in Mathematics
Propagation and Interaction of Singularities in Nonlinear Hyperbolic Problems
AvMichael Beals
Häftad, Engelska, 1989
559 kr
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This book developed from a series of lectures I gave at the Symposium on Nonlinear Microlocal Analysis held at Nanjing University in October. 1988. Its purpose is to give an overview of the use of microlocal analysis and commutators in the study of solutions to nonlinear wave equations. The weak singularities in the solutions to such equations behave up to a certain extent like those present in the linear case: they propagate along the null bicharacteristics of the operator. On the other hand. examples exhibiting singularities not present in the linear case can also be constructed. I have tried to present a crossection of both the regularity results and the singular examples. for problems on the interior of a domain and on domains with boundary. The main emphasis is on the case of more than one space dimen sion. since that case is treated in great detail in the paper of Rauch-Reed 159]. The results presented here have for the most part appeared elsewhere. and are the work of many authors. but a few new examples and proofs are given. I have attempted to indicate the essential ideas behind the arguments. so that only some of the results are proved in full detail. It is hoped that the central notions of the more technical proofs appearing in research papers will be illuminated by these simpler cases.
Del 78 - Progress in Mathematics
Nilpotent Orbits, Primitive Ideals, and Characteristic Classes
A Geometric Perspective in Ring Theory
AvWalter Borho,J.-L. Brylinskim. fl.
Inbunden, Engelska, 1989
1 221 kr
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1. The Subject Matter. Consider a complex semisimple Lie group G with Lie algebra g and Weyl group W. In this book, we present a geometric perspective on the following circle of ideas: polynomials The "vertices" of this graph are some of the most important objects in representation theory. Each has a theory in its own right, and each has had its own independent historical development. - A nilpotent orbit is an orbit of the adjoint action of G on g which contains the zero element of g in its closure. (For the special linear group 2 G = SL(n,C), whose Lie algebra 9 is all n x n matrices with trace zero, an adjoint orbit consists of all matrices with a given Jordan canonical form; such an orbit is nilpotent if the Jordan form has only zeros on the diagonal. In this case, the nilpotent orbits are classified by partitions of n, given by the sizes of the Jordan blocks.) The closures of the nilpotent orbits are singular in general, and understanding their singularities is an important problem. - The classification of irreducible Weyl group representations is quite old.
Del 82 - Progress in Mathematics
Orbit Method in Representation Theory
Proceedings of a Conference Held in Copenhagen, August to September 1988
AvDulfo,Pedersonm. fl.
Inbunden, Engelska, 1990
559 kr
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Ever since its introduction around 1960 by Kirillov, the orbit method has played a major role in representation theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras. This book contains the proceedings of a conference held from August 29 to September 2, 1988, at the University of Copenhagen, about "the orbit method in representation theory." It contains ten articles, most of which are original research papers, by well-known mathematicians in the field, and it reflects the fact that the orbit method plays an important role in the representation theory of semisimple Lie groups, solvable Lie groups, and even more general Lie groups, and also in the theory of enveloping algebras.
Del 83 - Progress in Mathematics
Sur les Groupes Hyperboliques d’après Mikhael Gromov
AvGhys,da la Harpem. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 1990
1 221 kr
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The theory of hyperbolic groups has its starting point in a fundamental paper by M. Gromov, published in 1987. These are finitely generated groups that share important properties with negatively curved Riemannian manifolds. This monograph is intended to be an introduction to part of Gromov's theory, giving basic definitions, some of the most important examples, various properties of hyperbolic groups, and an application to the construction of infinite torsion groups. The main theme is the relevance of geometric ideas to the understanding of finitely generated groups. In addition to chapters written by the editors, contributions by W. Ballmann, A. Haefliger, E. Salem, R. Strebel, and M. Troyanov are also included.The book will be particularly useful to researchers in combinatorial group theory, Riemannian geometry, and theoretical physics, as well as post-graduate students interested in these fields.

Progress in Mathematics – serie

Quadratic Forms in Infinite Dimensional Vector Spaces

Complex Approximation

Weil representation, Maslov index and Theta series

Vector Bundles and Differential Equations

Dynamical Systems

Periods of Hilbert Modular Surfaces

Arithmetic on Modular Curves

Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems II

Exterior Differential Systems and the Calculus of Variations

Number Theory Related to Fermat’s Last Theorem

Enumerative Geometry and Classical Algebraic Geometry

Uniqueness and Non-Uniqueness in the Cauchy Problem

Arithmetic and Geometry

Arithmetic and Geometry

Representation Theory of Reductive Groups

Les Conjectures de Stark sur les Fonctions L d'Artin en s=0

Noncommutative Harmonic Analysis

Hyperfunctions and Harmonic Analysis on Symmetric Spaces

Analysis on Lie Groups with Polynomial Growth

Fourier-Mukai and Nahm Transforms in Geometry and Mathematical Physics

Arithmetic of Higher-Dimensional Algebraic Varieties

Séminaire de Théorie des Nombres, Paris 1985–86

Lie Theory

Introduction to Vertex Operator Algebras and Their Representations

Andreotti-Grauert Theory by Integral Formulas

Structure of Decidable Locally Finite Varieties

Propagation and Interaction of Singularities in Nonlinear Hyperbolic Problems

Nilpotent Orbits, Primitive Ideals, and Characteristic Classes

Orbit Method in Representation Theory

Sur les Groupes Hyperboliques d’après Mikhael Gromov