Given a mathematical structure, one of the basic associated mathematical objects is its automorphism group. The object of this book is to give a biased account of automorphism groups of differential geometric struc tures. All geometric structures are not created equal; some are creations of ~ods while others are products of lesser human minds. Amongst the former, Riemannian and complex structures stand out for their beauty and wealth. A major portion of this book is therefore devoted to these two structures. Chapter I describes a general theory of automorphisms of geometric structures with emphasis on the question of when the automorphism group can be given a Lie group structure. Basic theorems in this regard are presented in §§ 3, 4 and 5. The concept of G-structure or that of pseudo-group structure enables us to treat most of the interesting geo metric structures in a unified manner. In § 8, we sketch the relationship between the two concepts. Chapter I is so arranged that the reader who is primarily interested in Riemannian, complex, conformal and projective structures can skip §§ 5, 6, 7 and 8. This chapter is partly based on lec tures I gave in Tokyo and Berkeley in 1965.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9783540586593
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-3-540-58659-3
- Verlag: Springer
- Erscheinungstermin: 15.02.1995
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: Nachdruck of the 1. Auflage Berlin Heidelberg New York 1972
- Serie: Classics in Mathematics
- Produktform: Kartoniert, Paperback
- Gewicht: 306 g
- Seiten: 182
- Format (B x H x T): 155 x 235 x 11 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
