Lie Algebras and Locally Compact Groups
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ISBN: 9780226424538
Published February 1995
PREFACE Chapter I. LIE ALGEBRAS 1. Definitions and examples 2. Solvable and nilpotent algebras 3. Semi-simple algebras 4. Cartan subalgebras 5. Transition to a geometric problem (characteristic 0) 6. The geometric classification 7. Transition to a geometric problem (characteristic p) 8. Transition to a geometric problem (characteristic p), continued Chapter II. THE STRUCTURE OF LOCALLY COMPACT GROUPS 1. NSS groups 2. Existence of one-parameter subgroups 3. Differentiable functions 4. Functions constructed from a single Q 5. Functions constructed from a sequence of Q's 6. Proof that i/n. is bounded 7. Existence of proper differentiable functions 8. The vector space of one-parameter subgroups 9. Proof that K is a neighborhood of 1 10. Approximation by NSS groups 11. Further developments BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
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