The Structure of Compact Groups : a Primer for Students - A Handbook for the Expert.

Deals with the subject matter of compact groups that is frequently cited in fields like algebra, topology, functional analysis, and theoretical physics. This book is suitable for upper level graduate courses or seminars. It is useful for research specialists who need to apply the structure and repre...

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Main Author: Hofmann, Karl H.
Other Authors: Morris, Sidney A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : Walter de Gruyter, 2006.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9783110199772
3110199777
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1 Basic Topics and Examples
  • Chapter 2 The Basic Representation Theory of Compact Groups
  • Chapter 3 The Ideas of Peter and Weyl
  • Chapter 4 Characters
  • Chapter 5 Linear Lie Groups
  • Chapter 6 Compact Lie Groups
  • Chapter 7 Duality for Abelian Topological Groups
  • Chapter 8 Compact Abelian Groups
  • Chapter 9 The Structure of Compact Groups
  • Chapter 10 Compact Group Actions
  • Chapter 11 The Structure of Free Compact Groups
  • Chapter 12 Cardinal Invariants of Compact Groups
  • Backmatter