Lie Groups

10 credits

Syllabus, Master's level, 1MA048

This course has been discontinued.

A revised version of the syllabus is available.

Code: 1MA048
Education cycle: Second cycle
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Mathematics A1F
Grading system: Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass with credit (4), Pass with distinction (5)
Finalised by: The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 15 March 2007
Responsible department: Department of Mathematics

Entry requirements

BSc, Algebraic Structures, Linear Algebra II, Topology

Learning outcomes

In order to pass the course (grade 3) the student should be able to

give an account of important concepts and definitions in the area of the course;

exemplify and interpret important concepts in specific cases;

formulate important results and theorems covered by the course;

describe the main features of the proofs of important theorems;

express problems from relevant areas of applications in a mathematical form suitable for further analysis;

use the theory, methods and techniques of the course to solve mathematical problems;

present mathematical arguments to others.

Higher grades, 4 or 5, require a higher level of proficiency. The student should be able to solve problems of greater complexity, i.e. problems requiring a combination of ideas and methods for their solution, and be able to give a more detailed account of the proofs of important theorems and by examples and counter-examples be able to motivate the scope of various results. Requirements concerning the student's ability to present mathematical arguments and reasoning are greater.

Content

Differentiable manifolds and Lie groups, especially closed subgroups of the real and the complex

general group. Classical families of simply connected compact groups. Vector fields and the Lie algebra of a Lie group, the exponential map, Baker–CampbellHausdorff's formula. The relation between a Lie group and its corresponding Lie algebra. Nilpotent, solvable and semisimple Lie groups. Representations of Lie groups.

Instruction

Lectures and problem solving sessions.

Assessment

Written and, possibly, oral examination at the end of the course. Moreover, compulsory assignments may be given during the course.