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Elie Cartan (1869-1951) / M.A. Akivis, B.A. Rosenfeld ; [translated by V.V. Goldberg ; translation edited by Simeon Ivanov].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Akivis, M. A. (Maks Aĭzikovich)
- Series:
- Translations of Mathematical Monographs, 2472-5137 ; v. 123
- Standardized Title:
- Ėli Kartan (1869-1951). English
- Language:
- English
- Russian
- Subjects (All):
- Cartan, Elie, 1869-1951.
- Cartan, Elie.
- Mathematicians--France--Biography.
- Mathematicians.
- Lie groups.
- Geometry, Differential.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 317 p. : ill.)
- Place of Publication:
- Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, c1993.
- System Details:
- Mode of access : World Wide Web
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. The life and the work of E. Cartan Chapter 2. Lie groups and algebras Chapter 3. Projective spaces and projective metrics Chapter 4. Lie pseudogroups and Pfaffian equations Chapter 5. The method of moving frames and differential geometry Chapter 6. Riemannian manifolds. Symmetric spaces Chapter 7. Generalized spaces Conclusion Dates of Cartan's life and activities List of publications of Elie Cartan
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-317).
- Electronic reproduction. Providence, Rhode Island : American Mathematical Society. 2012
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Akivis, M. A. Elie Cartan (1869-1951) /
- ISBN:
- 9781470416201 (online)
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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