Analysis on Lie Groups
An Introduction

A self-contained and elementary presentation of Lie group theory, with numerous exercises and worked examples ideal for a graduate course.

Jacques Faraut (Author)

9780521719308, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 22 May 2008

314 pages, 6 b/w illus. 95 exercises
23.5 x 15.5 x 2 cm, 0.55 kg

"The main themes are carefully explained and illustrated by well-chosen examples. He succeeds in putting a remarkable wealth of material into a 300-page book which will certainly serve as a basis for many courses on the subject."
Joachim Hilgert, Mathematical Reviews

The subject of analysis on Lie groups comprises an eclectic group of topics which can be treated from many different perspectives. This self-contained text concentrates on the perspective of analysis, to the topics and methods of non-commutative harmonic analysis, assuming only elementary knowledge of linear algebra and basic differential calculus. The author avoids unessential technical discussions and instead describes in detail many interesting examples, including formulae which have not previously appeared in book form. Topics covered include the Haar measure and invariant integration, spherical harmonics, Fourier analysis and the heat equation, Poisson kernel, the Laplace equation and harmonic functions. Perfect for advanced undergraduates and graduates in geometric analysis, harmonic analysis and representation theory, the tools developed will also be useful for specialists in stochastic calculation and the statisticians. With numerous exercises and worked examples, the text is ideal for a graduate course on analysis on Lie groups.

Preface
1. The linear group
2. The exponential map
3. Linear Lie groups
4. Lie algebras
5. Haar measure
6. Representations of compact groups
7. The groups SU(2) and SO(3), Haar measure
8. Analysis on the group SU(2)
9. Analysis on the sphere
10. Analysis on the spaces of symmetric and Hermitian matrices
11. Irreducible representations of the unitary group
12. Analysis on the unitary group
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Calculus & mathematical analysis [PBK], Algebra [PBF]