What do the classification of algebraic surfaces, Weyl's dimension formula and maximal orders in central simple algebras have in common? All are related to a type of manifold called locally mixed symmetric spaces in this book. The presentation emphasizes geometric concepts and r…
What do the classification of algebraic surfaces, Weyl's dimension formula and maximal orders in central simple algebras have in common? All are related to a type of manifold called locally mixed symmetric spaces in this book. The presentation emphasizes geometric concepts and r…
"This book is a straightforward introduction to symmetry methods; it is aimed at applied mathematicians, physicists, and engineers. The presentation is informal, with many worked examples. It is written at a level suitable for postgraduates and advanced undergraduates. The reade…
Riemannian manifolds of conullity two
by Kowalski, Oldrich, Vanhecke, Lieven, Boeckx, Eric
Riemannian manifolds of conullity two
by Kowalski, Oldrich, Boeckx, Eric, Vanhecker, Lieven
This book deals with Riemannian manifolds for which the nullity space of the curvature tensor has codimension two. These manifolds are "semi-symmetric spaces foliated by Euclidean leaves of codimension two" in the sense of Z.I. Szabo. The authors concentrate on the rich geometri…
Riemannian manifolds of conullity two
by Kowalski, Oldrich, Boeckx, Eric, Vanhecker, Lieven
"This book is an elementary self-contained introduction to some constructions of representation theory and related topics of differential geometry and analysis."--Page 4 de la couverture.
The present book is intended as a textbook and reference work on three topics in the title. Together with a volume in progress on "Groups and Geometric Analysis" it supersedes my "Differential Geometry and Symmetric Spaces," published in 1962. Since that time several branches of…