Peter J. Olver (University of Minnesota)

Equivalence, Invariants and Symmetry

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents an innovative synthesis of methods used to study problems of equivalence and symmetry which arise in a variety of mathematical fields and physical applications. It will be a valuable resource for students and researchers in geometry, analysis, algebra, mathematical physics and related fields.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 864g
• ISBN-13: 9780521101042
• ISBN-10: 0521101042
• Artikelnr.: 25616920

Inhaltsangabe

1. Geometric foundations
2. Lie groups
3. Representation theory
4. Jets and contact transformations
5. Differential invariants
6. Symmetries of differential equations
7. Symmetries of variational problems
8. Equivalence of coframes
9. Formulation of equivalence problems
10. Cartan's equivalence method
11. Involution
12. Prolongation of equivalence problems
13. Differential systems
14. Frobenius' theorem
15. The Cartan-Kahler existence theorem.