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Title: Lie Groups Beyond an Introduction by Anthony W. Knapp ISBN: 0-8176-4259-5 Publisher: Telos Pr Pub. Date: 15 June, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $69.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: Review of Knapp's "Lie groups: beyond an introduction."
Comment: The short version: this is a superbly written and conceived book; if I had to learn this material (the basic theory of
structure and representation of Lie algebras and groups,
especially semimsimple ones) from a single book, this is
the one I'd choose, among those I've seen. If you know the
basics of abstract algebra and some very basic concepts from
topology and manifolds, and you want to learn this material,
use this book. It would be a good reference, too, as it is
easy to find things in it, and takes a fairly modern, sophisticated approach (without sacrificing motivation and
intuition).
The long version, if you want more convincing or details:
I have used several books recently in learning the structure and
representation theory of Lie algebras and groups (especially Humphreys' Introduction to Lie algebras and representation theory, Fulton
and Harris' "Representation Theory," Varadarajan's "Lie groups,
Lie algebras, and their representations.") Although I came to Knapp's book with a decent background from the others, I think it's the best pedagogically, for someone with a modicum of mathematical sophistication and some basics like abstract
algebra and an idea of what a smooth manifold is), and a smattering of Lie theory. Some examples of the book's strength:
Elementary but potentially confusing concepts (like complexification, real forms, field extensions)
are explained thoroughly but in a sophisticated way, rather
than viewed as obvious. Carefully chosen examples motivate and
clarify the general theory; consequently even though the book
is completely rigorous, and carefully delineates lemmas, proofs,
remarks, definitions, and the like, it seems less dry then some
others (e.g. Varadarajan, from my point of view). But the point
of the examples, and their relation to the general theory, is
made clear, so they do not provide an overload of detail or b
obscure the main structure. Thought is always given to the
reader's understanding, not just to logical correctness, though
the author also takes the point of view, with which I concur,
that logical clarity and sufficient detail are essential
to understanding. Relations between ideas, alternative
proofs, and the structure of the theory to come are discussed
thoroughly, but such discussion is clearly demarcated from
the main structure of the argument, so that the latter is never
obscured. This is a fantastic book, and exactly what I was
looking for. Whether you are learning the material for the
first time, or want to review it or refer to, it is a superb
source.
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Title: Algebra by Serge Lang ISBN: 038795385X Publisher: Springer Verlag Pub. Date: 08 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $69.95 |
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Title: Representation Theory: A First Course (Graduate Texts in Mathematics, No. 129) by William Fulton, Joe Harris ISBN: 0387974954 Publisher: Springer Verlag Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
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Title: Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Representations by Brian C. Hall ISBN: 0387401229 Publisher: Springer Verlag Pub. Date: 07 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
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Title: Commutative Algebra With a View Toward Algebraic Geometry (Graduate Texts in Mathematics, Vol 150) by David Eisenbud, David Eisenbud, F. W. Gehring ISBN: 0387942696 Publisher: Springer Verlag Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Lie Groups for Pedestrians by Harry J. Lipkin ISBN: 0486421856 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 15 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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