Emergence of the Theory of Lie Groups: An Essay in the History of Mathematics 1869-1926 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780387989631)

Lie groups and Lie algebras arose in the study of the mathematical properties of rotations. The ideas were originally developed by the Norwegian mathematician Sophus Lie (1849-1899), and they play an important role in the development of 20th century mathematics and mathematical physics. This book focuses on the origins and subsequent development of the structure of the theory, particularly the structure and representations of semisimple groups, with particular emphasis on the motivation behind the mathematics. It should thus be useful not only to historians of mathematics and to mathematicians interested in the history of their field, but also to students.

Author: Thomas Hawkins
ISBN-10: 0387989633
ISBN-13: 9780387989631
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 07/19/2000
Pages: 566
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.52h x 6.37w x 1.25d