MU03262 Introduction to the Theory of Lie Groups

Mathematical Institute in Opava
Summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Artur Sergyeyev, Ph.D., DSc.
Mathematical Institute in Opava
Prerequisites
MU/03038
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
Předmět slouží k získání základní představy o struktuře obecné Lieovy grupy a o její akci na varietě. Předmět je zakončen zkouškou a zápočtem.
Syllabus
  • - The concept of a Lie group. Analytical, continuous and smooth groups. Hilbert's fifth problem.
    - Local theory of Lie groups.
    - Lie algebras. Tangent Lie algebra of a Lie group. Classification of simple Lie algebras.
    - General linear group and its subgroups. Linear representations. The Ado theorem.
    - The Baker-Campbell-Hausdorff formula.
    - Differential geometry of Lie groups. Left- and right-invariant vector fields and differential forms. One-dimensional Lie subgroups. Solution of the Maurer-Cartan equations. Exponential map.
    - The global theory of Lie groups. The Cartan theorem. Construction of all Lie groups for a given tangent Lie algebra. Lie groups which have no faithful linear representations.
    - Transformation groups of manifolds and their actions. The fundamental vector fields. Principal bundles.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • K. Erdmann, M. Wildon. Introduction to Lie algebras. Springer, 2006. info
  • C. Isham. Modern Differential Geometry for Physicists. Singapore, 1999. info
  • P.J. Olver. Equivalence, Invariants and Symmetry. 1995. info
  • M. M. Postnikov. Gruppy i algebry Li. Nauka, Moskva, 1982. info
  • N. Bourbaki. Lie groups and Lie algebras. Herman, Paris, 1975. info
  • L. S. Pontrjagin. Nepreryvnye gruppy. Nauka, Moskva, 1973. info
  • N. Jacobson. Lie algebras. J. Wiley-Interscience, London, 1962. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Oral exam; further requirements to be specified in the course of the semester.
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