Lie algebra theory without algebra
Abstract
This is an expository paper in which we explain how basic, standard, results about simple Lie algebras can be obtained by geometric arguments, following ideas of Cartan, Richardson and others.
- Publication:
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arXiv Mathematics e-prints
- Pub Date:
- February 2007
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.math/0702016
- arXiv:
- arXiv:math/0702016
- Bibcode:
- 2007math......2016D
- Keywords:
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- Mathematics - Differential Geometry;
- Mathematics - History and Overview