Writing small omegas: Élie Cartan's contributions to the theory of continuous groups, 1894-1926

Writing Small Omegas: Elie Cartan's Contributions to the Theory of Continuous Groups 1894-1926 provides a general account of Lie's theory of finite continuous groups, critically examining Cartan's doctoral attempts to rigorously classify simple Lie algebras, including the use of many...

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1. Verfasser: Cogliati, Alberto (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier [2018]
Schriftenreihe:Studies in the history of mathematical enquiry
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Zusammenfassung:Writing Small Omegas: Elie Cartan's Contributions to the Theory of Continuous Groups 1894-1926 provides a general account of Lie's theory of finite continuous groups, critically examining Cartan's doctoral attempts to rigorously classify simple Lie algebras, including the use of many unpublished letters. It evaluates pioneering attempts to generalize Lie's classical ideas to the infinite-dimensional case in the works of Lie, Engel, Medolaghi and Vessiot. Within this context, Cartan's groundbreaking contributions in continuous group theory, particularly in his characteristic and unique recourse to exterior differential calculus, are introduced and discussed at length. The work concludes by discussing Cartan's contributions to the structural theory of infinite continuous groups, his method of moving frames, and the genesis of his geometrical theory of Lie groups
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 online resource
ISBN:9780128142745
012814274X

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