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Hilbert's Fifth Problem and Related Topics
Terence Tao
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Series: Graduate Studies in Mathematics. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: PBF; PBMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 174 x 22. Weight in Grams: 768.
Winner of the 2015 Prose Award for Best Mathematics Book!
In the fifth of his famous list of 23 problems, Hilbert asked if every topological group which was locally Euclidean was in fact a Lie group. Through the work of Gleason, Montgomery-Zippin, Yamabe, and others, this question was solved affirmatively; more generally, a satisfactory description of the (mesoscopic) structure of locally compact groups was established. Subsequently, this structure theory was used to prove Gromov's theorem on groups of polynomial growth, and more recently in the work of Hrushovski, Breuillard, Green, and the author on the structure of approximate groups.
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Winner of the 2015 Prose Award for Best Mathematics Book!
In the fifth of his famous list of 23 problems, Hilbert asked if every topological group which was locally Euclidean was in fact a Lie group. Through the work of Gleason, Montgomery-Zippin, Yamabe, and others, this question was solved affirmatively; more generally, a satisfactory description of the (mesoscopic) structure of locally compact groups was established. Subsequently, this structure theory was used to prove Gromov's theorem on groups of polynomial growth, and more recently in the work of Hrushovski, Breuillard, Green, and the author on the structure of approximate groups.
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Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
American Mathematical Society United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
Series
Graduate Studies in Mathematics
Number of Pages
338
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Providence, United States
ISBN
9781470415648
SKU
V9781470415648
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About Terence Tao
Terence Tao was the winner of the 2014 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics. He is the James and Carol Collins Chair of mathematics at UCLA and the youngest person ever to be promoted to full professor at the age of 24. In 2006 Tao became the youngest ever mathematician to win the Fields Medal. His other honours include the George Polya ... Read more
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