Pioneers of Representation Theory: Frobenius, Burnside, Schur, and Brauer

Pioneers of Representation Theory: Frobenius, Burnside, Schur, and Brauer

Author: Charles W. Curtis

Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 0821826778

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The AMS History of Mathematics series is one of the most popular items for bookstore sales. These books feature colorful, attractive covers that are perfect for face out displays. The topics will appeal to a broad audience in the mathematical and scientific communities.


The Collected Papers of William Burnside: Commentary on Burnside's life and work ; Papers 1883-1899

The Collected Papers of William Burnside: Commentary on Burnside's life and work ; Papers 1883-1899

Author: William Burnside

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 818

ISBN-13: 9780198505860

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William Burnside was one of the three most important algebraists who were involved in the transformation of group theory from its nineteenth-century origins to a deep twentieth-century subject. Building on work of earlier mathematicians, they were able to develop sophisticated tools for solving difficult problems. All of Burnside's papers are reproduced here, organized chronologically and with a detailed bibliography. Walter Feit has contributed a foreword, and a collection of introductory essays are included to provide a commentary on Burnside's work and set it in perspective along with a modern biography that draws on archive material.


Representation Theory

Representation Theory

Author: Amritanshu Prasad

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-02-05

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 1107082056

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This book examines the fundamental results of modern combinatorial representation theory. The exercises are interspersed with text to reinforce readers' understanding of the subject. In addition, each exercise is assigned a difficulty level to test readers' learning. Solutions and hints to most of the exercises are provided at the end.


Introduction to Representation Theory

Introduction to Representation Theory

Author: Pavel I. Etingof

Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0821853511

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Very roughly speaking, representation theory studies symmetry in linear spaces. It is a beautiful mathematical subject which has many applications, ranging from number theory and combinatorics to geometry, probability theory, quantum mechanics, and quantum field theory. The goal of this book is to give a ``holistic'' introduction to representation theory, presenting it as a unified subject which studies representations of associative algebras and treating the representation theories of groups, Lie algebras, and quivers as special cases. Using this approach, the book covers a number of standard topics in the representation theories of these structures. Theoretical material in the book is supplemented by many problems and exercises which touch upon a lot of additional topics; the more difficult exercises are provided with hints. The book is designed as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. It should be accessible to students with a strong background in linear algebra and a basic knowledge of abstract algebra.


Group Matrices, Group Determinants and Representation Theory

Group Matrices, Group Determinants and Representation Theory

Author: Kenneth W. Johnson

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2019-11-08

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 3030283003

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This book sets out an account of the tools which Frobenius used to discover representation theory for nonabelian groups and describes its modern applications. It provides a new viewpoint from which one can examine various aspects of representation theory and areas of application, such as probability theory and harmonic analysis. For example, the focal objects of this book, group matrices, can be thought of as a generalization of the circulant matrices which are behind many important algorithms in information science. The book is designed to appeal to several audiences, primarily mathematicians working either in group representation theory or in areas of mathematics where representation theory is involved. Parts of it may be used to introduce undergraduates to representation theory by studying the appealing pattern structure of group matrices. It is also intended to attract readers who are curious about ideas close to the heart of group representation theory, which do not usually appear in modern accounts, but which offer new perspectives.


A Tour of Representation Theory

A Tour of Representation Theory

Author: Martin Lorenz

Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 674

ISBN-13: 1470436809

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Offers an introduction to four different flavours of representation theory: representations of algebras, groups, Lie algebras, and Hopf algebras. A separate part of the book is devoted to each of these areas and they are all treated in sufficient depth to enable the reader to pursue research in representation theory.


Research in History and Philosophy of Mathematics

Research in History and Philosophy of Mathematics

Author: Maria Zack

Publisher: Birkhäuser

Published: 2016-12-15

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 3319466151

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This volume contains seventeen papers that were presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics/La Société Canadienne d’Histoire et de Philosophie des Mathématiques, held in Washington, D.C. In addition to showcasing rigorously reviewed modern scholarship on an interesting variety of general topics in the history and philosophy of mathematics, this meeting also honored the memories of Jacqueline (Jackie) Stedall and Ivor Grattan-Guinness; celebrated the Centennial of the Mathematical Association of America; and considered the importance of mathematical communities in a special session. These themes and many others are explored in these collected papers, which cover subjects such as New evidence that the Latin translation of Euclid’s Elements was based on the Arabic version attributed to al-Ḥajjāj Work done on the arc rampant in the seventeenth century The history of numerical methods for finding roots of nonlinear equations An original play featuring a dialogue between George Boole and Augustus De Morgan that explores the relationship between them Key issues in the digital preservation of mathematical material for future generations A look at the first twenty-five years of The American Mathematical Monthly in the context of the evolving American mathematical community The growth of Math Circles and the unique ways they are being implemented in the United States Written by leading scholars in the field, these papers will be accessible to not only mathematicians and students of the history and philosophy of mathematics, but also anyone with a general interest in mathematics.


An Invitation to Representation Theory

An Invitation to Representation Theory

Author: R. Michael Howe

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-05-28

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 3030980251

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An Invitation to Representation Theory offers an introduction to groups and their representations, suitable for undergraduates. In this book, the ubiquitous symmetric group and its natural action on polynomials are used as a gateway to representation theory. The subject of representation theory is one of the most connected in mathematics, with applications to group theory, geometry, number theory and combinatorics, as well as physics and chemistry. It can however be daunting for beginners and inaccessible to undergraduates. The symmetric group and its natural action on polynomial spaces provide a rich yet accessible model to study, serving as a prototype for other groups and their representations. This book uses this key example to motivate the subject, developing the notions of groups and group representations concurrently. With prerequisites limited to a solid grounding in linear algebra, this book can serve as a first introduction to representation theory at the undergraduate level, for instance in a topics class or a reading course. A substantial amount of content is presented in over 250 exercises with complete solutions, making it well-suited for guided study.


Yakov G. Berkovich; Lev S. Kazarin; Emmanuel M. Zhmud': Characters of Finite Groups. Volume 1

Yakov G. Berkovich; Lev S. Kazarin; Emmanuel M. Zhmud': Characters of Finite Groups. Volume 1

Author: Yakov G. Berkovich

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2017-12-18

Total Pages: 820

ISBN-13: 311039054X

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This updated edition of this classic book is devoted to ordinary representation theory and is addressed to finite group theorists intending to study and apply character theory. It contains many exercises and examples, and the list of problems contains a number of open questions.


Operator Theory

Operator Theory

Author: Barry Simon

Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.

Published: 2015-12-04

Total Pages: 769

ISBN-13: 1470411032

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A Comprehensive Course in Analysis by Poincaré Prize winner Barry Simon is a five-volume set that can serve as a graduate-level analysis textbook with a lot of additional bonus information, including hundreds of problems and numerous notes that extend the text and provide important historical background. Depth and breadth of exposition make this set a valuable reference source for almost all areas of classical analysis. Part 4 focuses on operator theory, especially on a Hilbert space. Central topics are the spectral theorem, the theory of trace class and Fredholm determinants, and the study of unbounded self-adjoint operators. There is also an introduction to the theory of orthogonal polynomials and a long chapter on Banach algebras, including the commutative and non-commutative Gel'fand-Naimark theorems and Fourier analysis on general locally compact abelian groups.