Writing Small Omegas : Elie Cartan's Contributions to the Theory of Continuous Groups 1894-1926 Paperback / softback
by Alberto (Department of Mathematics 'F. Enriques' of the Universita degli Studi di Milano) Cogliati
Part of the Studies in the History of Mathematical Inquiry series
Paperback / softback
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Writing Small Omegas: Elie Cartan's Contributions to the Theory of Continuous Groups 1894-1926 provides a general account of Lie's theory of finite continuous groups, critically examining Cartan's doctoral attempts to rigorously classify simple Lie algebras, including the use of many unpublished letters.
It evaluates pioneering attempts to generalize Lie's classical ideas to the infinite-dimensional case in the works of Lie, Engel, Medolaghi and Vessiot.
Within this context, Cartan's groundbreaking contributions in continuous group theory, particularly in his characteristic and unique recourse to exterior differential calculus, are introduced and discussed at length. The work concludes by discussing Cartan's contributions to the structural theory of infinite continuous groups, his method of moving frames, and the genesis of his geometrical theory of Lie groups.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
- Publication Date:24/10/2017
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- ISBN:9780128142448
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
- Publication Date:24/10/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9780128142448