Representations of Lie algebras : an introduction through gln̳ /

"This bold and refreshing approach to Lie algebras assumes only modest prerequisites (linear algebra up to the Jordan canonical form and a basic familiarity with groups and rings), yet it reaches a major result in representation theory: the highest-weight classification of irreducible modules o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Henderson, Anthony, 1976- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2012, 2012.
Series:Australian Mathematical Society lecture series ; 22.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Motivation: representations of Lie groups
  • 2. Definition of a Lie algebra
  • 3. Basic structure of a Lie algebra
  • 4. Modules over a Lie algebra
  • 5. The theory of sl₂-modules
  • 6. General theory of modules
  • 7. Integral gln̳-modules
  • 8. Guide to further reading
  • Appendix: solutions to the exercises.