Lie Groups, Physics, and Geometry
by Robert Gilmore
Publisher: Drexel University 2007
Number of pages: 222
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The book emphasizes the most useful aspects of Lie groups, in a way that is easy for students to acquire and to assimilate. It includes a chapter dedicated to the applications of Lie group theory to solving differential equations.
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