Enveloping Algebras: The 1996 Printing of the 1977 English Translation (Graduate Studies in Mathematics, 11) - Hardcover

Dixmier, Jacques

 
9780821805602: Enveloping Algebras: The 1996 Printing of the 1977 English Translation (Graduate Studies in Mathematics, 11)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0821805606 ISBN 13: 9780821805602
Publisher: Amer Mathematical Society, 1996

Synopsis

A classic graduate textbook and reference, originally published as AlgFbres enveloppantes . Provides a systematic exposition of the algebraic approach to representations of Lie groups via representations of the corresponding universal enveloping algebras. Assumes a general knowledge of Lie groups, and outlines the specific aspects needed. The 1996 reprint updates the status of open problems and adds a couple pages of bibliographic references. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

Review

"For the graduate student, this is a masterpiece of pedagogical writing, being succinct, wonderfully self-contained and of exceptional precision." -- Mathematical Reviews

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"Self-contained, written with precision and elegance ... an excellent textbook for the graduate student, a very good background for the professional algebraist not very familiar with the subject and a very useful source of references for the expert." --Zentralblatt fr Mathematik

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Publisher
Amer Mathematical Society
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0821805606
ISBN 13 
9780821805602
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
379