Introduction to Quantum Groups

by George Lusztig and George Lustzig

Book Overview

The quantum groups discussed in this book are the quantized enveloping algebras introduced by Drinfeld and Jimbo in 1985, or variations thereof. The theory of quantum groups has led to a new, extremely rigid structure, in which the objects of the theory are provided with canonical basis with rather remarkable properties. This book will be of interest to mathematicians working in the representation theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras, knot theorists...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817647163
• ISBN13: 9780817647162
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"