Representation of Lie Groups and Special Functions: Volume 3: Classical and Quantum Groups and Special Functions

ISBN-13: 9780792314936 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 634 str.

N. Ja Vilenkin; A. U. Klimyk

Opis

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Spis treści

Series Editor's Preface. List of Special Symbols. 14: Quantum Groups, q-Orthogonal Polynomials and Basic Hypergeometric Functions. 15: Semisimple Lie Groups and Related Homogeneous Spaces. 16: Representation of Semisimple Lie Groups and Their Matrix Elements 17: Group Representations and Special Functions of a Matrix Argument. 18: Representations in the Gel'fand-Tsetlin Basis and Special Functions. 19: Modular Forms, Theta Functions and Representations of Affine Lie Algebras. Bibliography. Notes. Subject Index.