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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521558840
ISBN-139780521558846
eBay Product ID (ePID)730179
Product Key Features
Number of Pages668 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameGuide to Quantum Groups
SubjectGroup Theory, Physics / Quantum Theory, Algebra / General
Publication Year1995
TypeTextbook
AuthorAndrew N. Pressley, Vyjayanthi Chari
Subject AreaMathematics, Science
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.7 in
Item Weight37.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition20
TitleLeadingA
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal512.5/5
Table Of ContentIntroduction; 1. Poisson-Lie groups and Lie bialgebras; 2. Coboundary Poisson-Lie groups and the classical Yang-Baxter equation; 3. Solutions of the classical Yang-Baxter equation; 4. Quasitriangular Hopf algebras; 5. Representations and quasitensor categories; 6. Quantization of Lie bialgebras; 7. Quantized function algebras; 8. Structure of QUE algebras: the universal R-matrix; 9. Specializations of QUE algebras; 10. Representations of QUE algebras: the generic case; 11. Representations of QUE algebras: the root of unity case; 12. Infinite-dimensional quantum groups; 13. Quantum harmonic analysis; 14. Canonical bases; 15. Quantum group invariants of knots and 3-manifolds; 16. Quasi-Hopf algebras and the Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equation; Appendix. The Kac-Moody algebras.
SynopsisThis book gives a comprehensive view of quantum groups and their applications. All who have an interest in the subject will welcome this unique treatment of quantum groups., Since they first arose in the 1970s and early 1980s, quantum groups have proved to be of great interest to mathematicians and theoretical physicists. This book gives a comprehensive view of quantum groups and their applications. The authors build on a self-contained account of the foundations of the subject and go on to treat the more advanced aspects concisely and with detailed references to the literature. Researchers in mathematics and theoretical physics will enjoy this book., Since they first arose in the 1970s and early 1980s, quantum groups have proved to be of great interest to mathematicians and theoretical physicists. The theory of quantum groups is now well established as a fascinating chapter of representation theory, and has thrown new light on many different topics, notably low-dimensional topology and conformal field theory. The goal of this book is to give a comprehensive view of quantum groups and their applications. The authors build on a self-contained account of the foundations of the subject and go on to treat the more advanced aspects concisely and with detailed references to the literature. Thus this book can serve both as an introduction for the newcomer, and as a guide for the more experienced reader. All who have an interest in the subject will welcome this unique treatment of quantum groups.