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Hardcover. Presents an introduction to differential geometry. This book then introduces Lie groups and Lie algebras. It concludes with the classification of symmetric spaces by means of the Killing-Cartan classification of simple Lie algebras over $\mathbf{C}$ and Cartan's classification of simple Lie algebras over $\mathbf{R}$. Series: Graduate Studies in Mathematics. Num Pages: 641 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBG; PBKD; PBMP; PBPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 641
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821828489
- ISBN
- 9780821828489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.09
€ 160.09
Hardcover. Quantum groups are certain families of Hopf algebras that are deformations of universal enveloping algebras of Kac-Moody algebras. This book aims to provide an elementary introduction to the theory of quantum groups and crystal bases, focusing on the combinatorial aspects of the theory. Series: Graduate Studies in Mathematics. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: PBF; PBMW; PBW; PHQ; PNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 263 x 23. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821828748
- ISBN
- 9780821828748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.93
€ 118.93
Paperback. Presents an introduction to algebraic geometry. This work focuses on the interplay between abstract theory and specific examples. It contains problems that illustrate the general theory. It is suitable for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students. Series: Student Mathematical Library. Num Pages: 213 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PBMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821829523
- ISBN
- 9780821829523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.37
€ 72.37
Hardcover. Convexity is a simple idea that manifests itself in a surprising variety of places. This work demonstrates that simplicity, intuitive appeal, and the universality of applications make teaching (and learning) convexity a gratifying experience. It demonstrates the power of a few simple unifying principles in a variety of pure and applied problems. Series: Graduate Studies in Mathematics. Num Pages: 366 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PBK; PBM; PBP; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 185 x 24. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821829684
- ISBN
- 9780821829684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.26
€ 118.26
Paperback. Introduces the classical theory of complex tori and abelian varieties, presenting modern aspects of complex algebraic and analytic geometry. Beginning with complex elliptic curves, this textbook moves on to the higher-dimensional case, giving characterizations from different points of view of those complex tori which are abelian varieties. Series: SMF/AMS Texts & Monographs. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 7. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Amer Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821831656
- ISBN
- 9780821831656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Paperback. The correspondence between Einstein metrics and their conformal boundaries has been the focus of great interest. This book shows this correspondence in the wider context of asymptotically symmetric Einstein metrics, that is Einstein metrics whose curvature is asymptotic to that of a rank one symmetric space. Series: SMF/AMS Texts & Monographs. Num Pages: 105 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBKD; PBMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Amer Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821831663
- ISBN
- 9780821831663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.78
€ 59.78
Hardcover. Presents an integrated development of the theory of several complex variables and complex algebraic geometry, leading to proofs of Serre's celebrated GAGA theorems relating the two subjects, and including applications to the representation theory of complex semisimple Lie groups. This text includes a treatment of the local theory. Series: Graduate Studies in Mathematics. Num Pages: 528 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PBKF; PBMW; PBPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 1128.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Amer Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821831786
- ISBN
- 9780821831786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.46
€ 160.46
Hardcover. Addresses an important recurrent theme of modern mathematics: the various compactifications of moduli spaces, which have a large number of applications. This book treats the case of thin Schubert varieties, which are natural subvarieties of Grassmannians. It develops the theory that exhibits similarities with the case of moduli of stable curves. Series: CRM Monograph Series. Num Pages: 170 pages, references, bibliographies. BIC Classification: PBF; PBMH; PBMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 541.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821833582
- ISBN
- 9780821833582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.55
€ 136.55
Paperback. The mean curvature of a surface is an extrinsic parameter measuring how the surface is curved in the three-dimensional space. A surface whose mean curvature is zero at each point is a minimal surface, and it is known that such surfaces are models for soap film. This book presents many examples of constant mean curvature surfaces. Series: Translations of Mathematical Monographs Reprint. Num Pages: 142 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821834794
- ISBN
- 9780821834794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.44
€ 194.44
Hardcover. Covers topics including the algebraic theory of non-linear differential equations and their symmetries, the local aspects of the theory of chiral algebras, and the formalism of chiral homology treating 'the space of conformal blocks' of the conformal field theory. Series: Colloquium Publications. Num Pages: 375 pages. BIC Classification: PBF; PBMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 257 x 24. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821835289
- ISBN
- 9780821835289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.51
€ 148.51
Hardcover. Analyzes how and when objects like polyhedra or manifolds embed in a given higher-dimensional manifold. This book offers description of the various classic examples of wild embeddings. It provides details of the codimension-three proofs, including the requisite piecewise linear tools. Series: Graduate Studies in Mathematics. Num Pages: 474 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBM; PBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 257 x 183 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821836972
- ISBN
- 9780821836972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.46
€ 160.46
Dirichlet Branes and Mirror Symmetry (Clay Mathematics Monographs)
Paul S. Aspinwall, Tom Bridgeland, Alastair C...
Hardcover. Research in string theory has generated a rich interaction with algebraic geometry, with exciting work that includes the Strominger-Yau-Zaslow conjecture. This monograph builds on lectures at the 2002 Clay School on Geometry and String Theory that sought to bridge the gap between the languages of string theory and algebraic geometry. Series: Clay Mathematics Monographs. Num Pages: 684 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBMW; PHU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society, Clay Mathematics Institute
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 684
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821838488
- ISBN
- 9780821838488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.91
€ 152.91
Hardcover. Presents the basics of Riemannian geometry in its modern form as geometry of differentiable manifolds. This book unifies Riemannian geometry with modern complex analysis, as well as with algebra and number theory. Series: Graduate Studies in Mathematics. Num Pages: 633 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821839294
- ISBN
- 9780821839294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.46
€ 160.46
Hardcover. Contains topics in Hamilton's Ricci flow. This book presents the theory of Ricci solitons, Kahler-Ricci flow, compactness theorems, Perelman's entropy monotonicity and no local collapsing, Perelman's reduced distance function and applications to ancient solutions, and a primer of 3-manifold topology. Series: Mathematical Surveys and Monographs. Num Pages: 536 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 183 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1160.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821839461
- ISBN
- 9780821839461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.91
€ 152.91
Hardcover. Presents a systematic approach to conformal field theory with gauge symmetry from the point of view of complex algebraic geometry. This book also presents the basic facts of the theory of compact Riemann surfaces and the representation theory of affine Lie algebras. Series: Fields Institute Monographs. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBF; PBMW; PBW; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821840887
- ISBN
- 9780821840887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.53
€ 88.53
Paperback. Symplectic geometry has its origins as a geometric language for classical mechanics. But it has exploded into an independent field interconnected with many other areas of mathematics and physics. This book intends to give an intensive introduction to these areas of research. Editor(s): Eliashberg, Yakov; Traynor, Lisa. Series: IAS/Park City Mathematics Series. Num Pages: 430 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBKQ; PBMW; PBPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821840955
- ISBN
- 9780821840955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 147.88
€ 147.88
Hardcover. Suitable for pre-college teachers, this text starts where Euclid starts, and covers the basics of plane Euclidean geometry. It features problems that are well-suited to exploration using the tools of dynamic geometry software. It includes a CD of solutions to select problems, created using Texas Instruments' TI-Nspire[trademark] Learning Software. Series: Monograph Book. Num Pages: 339 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Edition
- Har/Cdr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821843673
- ISBN
- 9780821843673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.59
€ 90.59
Hardcover. Jacques Hadamard, among the greatest mathematicians of the twentieth century, made signal contributions to a number of fields. This title offers solutions to the problems in the first part of Hadamard's work (""Lessons in Geometry I Plane Geometry""). It is suitable for high school teachers, gifted high school students, and college students. Series: Monograph Book. Num Pages: 353 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 24. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821843680
- ISBN
- 9780821843680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.99
€ 89.99
Hardcover. Poncelet's theorem is a famous result in algebraic geometry, dating to the early part of the nineteenth century. It concerns closed polygons inscribed in one conic and circumscribed about another. This title also discusses the relation between Poncelet's theorem and some aspects of queueing theory and mathematical billiards. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821843758
- ISBN
- 9780821843758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.49
€ 78.49
Paperback. Based on a capstone course that the author taught to upper division undergraduate students with the goal to explain and visualize the connections between different areas of mathematics and the way different subject matters flow from one another, this book is suitable for those with a basic knowledge of high school mathematics. Series: Student Mathematical Library. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBH; PBKD; PBKL; PBMH; PBV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821843970
- ISBN
- 9780821843970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.85
€ 72.85
Hardcover. Focuses on the interaction between the curvature of a complete Riemannian manifold and its topology and global geometry. This title begins with an introduction to Riemannian geometry, followed by an exposition of Toponogov's theorem. It then gives a presentation of homogeneous spaces in which the main goal is to find formulas for their curvature. Series: AMS Chelsea Publishing. Num Pages: 161 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBMP; PBPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 184 x 13. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Number of pages
- 161
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821844175
- ISBN
- 9780821844175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.51
€ 83.51
Hardcover. Gives a rigorous introduction to some of Perelman's work and explains some technical aspects of Ricci flow useful for singularity analysis. The authors have also attempted to give the appropriate references so that the reader may further pursue the statements and proofs of the various results. Series: Mathematical Surveys and Monographs. Num Pages: 458 pages. BIC Classification: PBMP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 172 x 29. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821844298
- ISBN
- 9780821844298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.91
€ 152.91
Paperback. Contains papers presented at a conference held in April 2007 at the CRM in Montreal honouring the remarkable contributions of John McKay. This title features the papers that cover a wide range of topics, including group theory, symmetries, modular functions, and geometry, with focus on 2 areas: 'Monstrous Moonshine' and the 'McKay Correspondence'. Editor(s): Harnad, John; Winternitz, Pavel. Series: CRM Proceedings & Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 374 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBF; PBH; PBMW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 697.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821844816
- ISBN
- 9780821844816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 156.32
€ 156.32
Ottawa Lectures on Admissible Representations of Reductive $p$-adic Gr...
Clifton Cunningham And Monica Nevins
Hardcover. Offers researchers and graduate students an introduction to some of the major modern themes in the representation theory of p-adic groups: the classification and construction of their (complex) admissible representations, the calculation of their characters, and the realization of the celebrated local Langlands correspondence. Editor(s): Cunningham, Clifton; Nevins, Monica. Series: Fields Institute Monographs. Num Pages: 199 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBF; PBH; PBMW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 188 x 262 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society, Fields Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821844939
- ISBN
- 9780821844939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.79
€ 98.79