Three of the leading figures in the field have composed this excellent introduction to the theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras. Together these lectures provide an elementary account of the theory that is unsurpassed. In the first part, Roger Carter concentrates on Lie algebras and root systems. In the second Graeme Segal discusses Lie groups. And in the final part, Ian Macdonald gives an introduction to special linear groups. Graduate students requiring an introduction to the theory of Lie groups and their applications should look no further than this book.
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Three of the leading figures in the field have composed this excellent introduction to the theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras. Together their lectures provide an elementary account of the theory and its applications for graduate students that is unsurpassed.
'The rapid pace and variety of subject matter make this a very readable book.' Mathematika
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