Overview

The notion of symmetry is important in many disciplines, including physics, art, and music. The modern mathematical way of treating symmetry is through transformation groups. This book offers an easy introduction to these ideas for the relative novice, such as undergraduates in mathematics or even advanced undergraduates in physics and chemistry. The first two chapters provide a warm-up to the material with, for example, a discussion of algebraic operations on the points in the plane and rigid motions in the Euclidean plane. The notions of a transformation group and of an abstract group are then introduced. Group actions, orbits, and invariants are covered in the next chapter. The final chapter gives an elementary exposition of the basic ideas of Sophus Lie about symmetries of differential equations. Throughout the text, examples are drawn from many different areas of mathematics. Plenty of figures are included, and many exercises with hints and solutions will help readers master the material.

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Author:   S. V. Duzhin ,  B.D. Chebotarevsky
Publisher:   American Mathematical Society
Imprint:   American Mathematical Society
Edition:   illustrated edition
Volume:   No. 25
Dimensions:   Width: 21.70cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 15.30cm
Weight:   0.312kg
ISBN:  

9780821836439

ISBN 10:   0821836439
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   30 September 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Algebra of points Plane movements Transformation groups Arbitrary groups Orbits and ornaments Other types of transformations Symmetries of differential equations Answers, hints and solutions to exercises Index.

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