Representation theory of Lie groups: proceedings of the SRC/LMS Research Symposium on …
by Atiyah, Michael Francis, SRC/LMS Research Symposium on Representations of Lie Groups, Oxford, England), Luke, G. L., (Glenys L.), Science Research Council (Great Britain), London Mathematical Society
fromLondon Mathematical Society lecture note series
Lie groups and their representations occupy an important place in mathematics with applications in such diverse fields as differential geometry, number theory, differential equations and physics. In 1977 a symposium was held in Oxford to introduce this rapidly developing and exp…
The Virasoro algebra is an infinite dimensional Lie algebra that plays an increasingly important role in mathematics and theoretical physics. This book describes some fundamental facts about the representation theory of the Virasoro algebra in a self-contained manner. Topics i…