MTL756 Lie Algebras and Lie Groups

Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

Prerequisites: MTL105/MTL501

Overlaps with: MTL856

Description

Definition and examples, solvable and nilpotent Lie algebras, the Engel’s theorem, Lie’s theorem, Cartan’s theorem, killing form. Representation theory of finite dimensional semisimple Lie algebras. The Weyl’s theorem, representations of sl(2,C), root space decomposition. Weyl group, Cartan subalgebras and classification of root systems; Definition and examples of matrix Lie groups. Exponential mapping, Baker-Campbell-Hausdorff formula. Representation theory of matrix Lie groups. Representation theory of SU(2) and SU(3).

Prerequisite Tree

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MTL756-1028[MTL756]
MTL756-1028 --- Or1029[Any one of]:::empty
Or1029 -.-> MTL105-1030[MTL105]
Or1029 -.-> MTL501-1031[MTL501]

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