Geometric Analysis and Lie Theory in Mathematics and Physics
Published on 16. October 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-521-62490-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book brings together a selection of the best lectures from many graduate workshops held at the Australian National Institute for Theoretical Physics in Adelaide. The lectures presented here describe subjects currently of great interest, generally at the interface between mathematics and physics, and also where suitable expositions did not previously exist at a level suitable for graduate students. Topics covered include quantum groups, the operator algebra approach to the integer quantum Hall effect, solvable lattice models and Hecke algebras, Yangevins, equivariant cohomology and symplectic geometry, and von Neumann invariants of covering spaces.
Reviews / Votes
'The presented selection of the best survey lectures among many graduate workshops held in Adelaide treats very interesting topics for current research and can be recommended to all readers interested in this modern field of mathematics.' European Mathematical SocietyMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
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Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
496 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-62490-9 (9780521624909)
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Content
1. Applications of equivariant cohomology to symplectic geometry and moduli spaces L. Jeffrey and F. Kirwan; 2. Quantum groups: a survey of definitions, motivations and results A. Ram; 3. Spinon decomposition and Yangian structure of sln modules P. Bouwknegt and K. Schoutens; 4. Geometry and the integer quantum Hall effect P. McCann; 5. L2 invariants of covering spaces V. Mathai; 6. Combinatorics of solvable lattice models, and modular representations of Hecke algebras O. Foda et al.