Compact Connected Lie Transformation Groups on Spheres with Low Cohomogeneity, I
Author: Eldar Straume
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 106
ISBN-13: 082180409X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe cohomogeneity of a transformation group ([italic capitals]G, X) is, by definition, the dimension of its orbit space, [italic]c = dim [italic capitals]X, G. By enlarging this simple numerical invariant, but suitably restricted, one gradually increases the complexity of orbit structures of transformation groups. This is a natural program for classical space forms, which traditionally constitute the first canonical family of testing spaces, due to their unique combination of topological simplicity and abundance in varieties of compact differentiable transformation groups.