Lie Groups
Syllabus, Master's level, 1MA048
This course has been discontinued.
- 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, 23 April 2013
- Responsible department
- Department of Mathematics
Entry requirements
120 credits and Algebraic Structures, Linear Algebra II, Topology, or corresponding courses
Learning outcomes
In order to pass the course (grade 3) the student should be able to
- give an account of the following concepts: differentiable manifold, vector field and Lie bracket;
- explain the concepts of topological group and Lie group and give examples of such groups;
- use the Baker–Campbell–Hausdorff formula;
- describe the Lie algebra of a given Lie group;
- translate properties of the Lie algebra to properties of the associated Lie group;
- define and exemplify the following Lie group concepts: nilpotent, solvable, and semisimple;
- explain the relation between, on the one hand, general Lie groups and, on the other hand, nilpotent, solvable and semisimple Lie groups.
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–Campbell—Hausdorff'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 examination at the end of the course and assignments given during the course.