Foundations of quantum group theory
Now in paperback, this graduate level text for theoretical physicists and mathematicians systematically lays out the foundations for the subject of Quantum Groups. Explicit proofs and many examples will allow the reader quickly to pick up the techniques needed for working in this exciting new field.
Print Book, English, 2000
1st pbk. ed. (with corrections) View all formats and editions
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2000
xix, 640 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780521648684, 9780521460323, 0521648688, 0521460328
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Introduction; 1. Definition of Hopf algebras; 2. Quasitriangular Hopf algebras; 3. Quantum enveloping algebras; 4. Matrix quantum groups; 5. Quantum random walks and combinatorics; 6. Bicrossproduct Hopf algebras; 7. Quantum double and double cross products; 8. Lie bialgebras and Poisson brackets; 9. Representation theory; 10. Braided groups and q-deformation; References; Symbols; Indexes.
Originally published 1995, Cambridge University Press