Methods of Representation Theory
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Methods of Representation Theory is a foundational multi-volume work in mathematics that systematically develops the theory of group and algebra representations, coauthored by Israel Gelfand and collaborators.
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The Classical Groups: Their Invariants and Representations
The Classical Groups: Their Invariants and Representations is a foundational mathematical monograph by Hermann Weyl that systematically develops the theory of classical Lie groups, their invariants, and their representation theory.
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Deligne–Lusztig theory
Deligne–Lusztig theory is a framework in algebraic geometry and representation theory that constructs and studies representations of finite groups of Lie type using varieties defined over finite fields.
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Plancherel theorem for real reductive groups
The Plancherel theorem for real reductive groups is a fundamental result in representation theory that describes how square-integrable functions on a real reductive Lie group decompose into irreducible unitary representations, generalizing Fourier analysis to this non-abelian setting.
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Harish-Chandra isomorphism
The Harish-Chandra isomorphism is a fundamental result in representation theory that identifies the center of the universal enveloping algebra of a semisimple Lie algebra with the algebra of Weyl group–invariant polynomials on a Cartan subalgebra.
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Harish-Chandra character formula
The Harish-Chandra character formula is a fundamental result in representation theory that gives an explicit expression for the characters of irreducible admissible representations of real reductive Lie groups.
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Target entity: Methods of Representation Theory Target entity description: Methods of Representation Theory is a foundational multi-volume work in mathematics that systematically develops the theory of group and algebra representations, coauthored by Israel Gelfand and collaborators.
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A.
The Classical Groups: Their Invariants and Representations
The Classical Groups: Their Invariants and Representations is a foundational mathematical monograph by Hermann Weyl that systematically develops the theory of classical Lie groups, their invariants, and their representation theory.
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B.
Deligne–Lusztig theory
Deligne–Lusztig theory is a framework in algebraic geometry and representation theory that constructs and studies representations of finite groups of Lie type using varieties defined over finite fields.
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C.
Plancherel theorem for real reductive groups
The Plancherel theorem for real reductive groups is a fundamental result in representation theory that describes how square-integrable functions on a real reductive Lie group decompose into irreducible unitary representations, generalizing Fourier analysis to this non-abelian setting.
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Harish-Chandra isomorphism
The Harish-Chandra isomorphism is a fundamental result in representation theory that identifies the center of the universal enveloping algebra of a semisimple Lie algebra with the algebra of Weyl group–invariant polynomials on a Cartan subalgebra.
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E.
Harish-Chandra character formula
The Harish-Chandra character formula is a fundamental result in representation theory that gives an explicit expression for the characters of irreducible admissible representations of real reductive Lie groups.
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mathematics book
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mathematics book ⓘ mathematics book ⓘ mathematics book ⓘ monograph ⓘ multi-volume work ⓘ |
| author |
Israel Gelfand
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Sergei Gelfand ⓘ Vladimir Retakh ⓘ |
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Maschke’s theorem
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Schur’s lemma ⓘ basic concepts of representations ⓘ category-theoretic methods in representation theory ⓘ characters and character tables ⓘ homological methods in representation theory ⓘ induction and restriction of representations ⓘ modules over rings and algebras ⓘ projective representations ⓘ representations over different fields ⓘ semisimple algebras ⓘ structure of group algebras ⓘ tensor products of representations ⓘ |
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foundational work in representation theory
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systematic development of representation theory ⓘ |
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algebra
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group theory ⓘ representation theory ⓘ |
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Methods of Representation Theory
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surface form:
Methods of Representation Theory, Volume 1
Methods of Representation Theory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Methods of Representation Theory, Volume 2
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surface form:
Methods of Representation Theory, Volume 3
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| influenced | modern representation theory textbooks ⓘ |
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graduate students in mathematics
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researchers in representation theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| topic |
algebra representations
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characters of groups ⓘ group representations ⓘ induced representations ⓘ irreducible representations ⓘ module theory ⓘ representations of Lie algebras ⓘ representations of Lie groups ⓘ representations of associative algebras ⓘ representations of finite groups ⓘ unitary representations ⓘ |
| usedAs | reference work in representation theory ⓘ |
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Subject: Methods of Representation Theory Description of subject: Methods of Representation Theory is a foundational multi-volume work in mathematics that systematically develops the theory of group and algebra representations, coauthored by Israel Gelfand and collaborators.
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