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This book offers a first taste of the theory of Lie groups, focusing mainly on matrix groups: closed subgroups of real and complex general linear groups. The first part studies examples and describes classical families of simply connected compact groups. The second section introduces the idea of a lie group and explores the associated notion of a homogeneous space using orbits of smooth actions. The emphasis throughout is on accessibility.

Matrix Groups: An Introduction to Lie Group Theory

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    Publisher: Springer London Ltd
    Publication Date: 20/08/2003
    ISBN13: 9781852334703, 978-1852334703
    ISBN10: 1852334703

    Number of Pages: 330

    Non Fiction , Mathematics & Science , Education

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    This book offers a first taste of the theory of Lie groups, focusing mainly on matrix groups: closed subgroups of real and complex general linear groups. The first part studies examples and describes classical families of simply connected compact groups. The second section introduces the idea of a lie group and explores the associated notion of a homogeneous space using orbits of smooth actions. The emphasis throughout is on accessibility.

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