Course for international guest/part time students

Faculty
Faculty of Science
Organization
TTK Department of Geometry
Code
liecso1u0um17gm
Title
Lie groups (p)
Usual semester
Autumn
ECTS
2
Language
en
Learning outcomes
• Knowledge: Knowledge of basic concepts, results and methods in the field. • Ability: Application of knowledge in the field, understanding of interrelationships and problem solving. • Attitude: Desire to improve mathematical knowledge and to learn as much as possible, and to apply knowledge as widely as possible. • Autonomy and responsibility: Formulate and analyze mathematical questions independently and evaluate the limits of their applicability responsibly.
Course content
Lie groups and their Lie algebras. Exponential map. Lie subgroups. Adjoint representation. The Hausdorff-Campbell-Baker series. Structure of Lie algebras, nilpotent, solvable, semisimple and reductive Lie algebras. Cartan subalgebra, classification of semisimple Lie algebras.
Assessment method
(written or oral) exam plus term mark
Bibliography
lecture notes
Recommended bibliography
F. Warner: Foundations of differentiable manifolds and Lie groups, Scott Foresman, Glenview, 1970. S. Helgason: Differential geometry, Lie groups, and symmetric spaces, Academic Press, New York, 1978.

Programmes of the course

Title (code) Lang. Level Mandatory Year ...
Erasmus Programme (TTK-ERASMUS-NXXX) en Mandatory
Mathematician (TTK-MATEMAT-NMEN) en 7 1/2
Mathematician (TTK-MATEMAT-NMHU) hu 7 1/2
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