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This book provides quick access to the theory of Lie groups and isometric actions on smooth manifolds, using a concise geometric approach. After a gentle introduction to the subject, some of its recent applications to active research areas are explored, keeping a constant connection with the basic material. The topics discussed include polar actions, singular Riemannian foliations, cohomogeneity one actions, and positively curved manifolds with many symmetries. This book stems from the experience gathered by the authors in several lectures along the years, and was designed to be as self-contained as possible. It is intended for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and young researchers in geometry, and can be used for a one-semester course or independent study.

Mathematics. --- Differential Geometry. --- Topological Groups, Lie Groups. --- Algebraic Topology. --- Topological Groups. --- Global differential geometry. --- Algebraic topology. --- Mathématiques --- Géométrie différentielle globale --- Topologie algébrique --- Mathematics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Geometry --- Lie groups. --- Isometrics (Mathematics) --- Groups, Lie --- Topological groups. --- Differential geometry. --- Lie algebras --- Symmetric spaces --- Topological groups --- Transformations (Mathematics) --- Topology --- Groups, Topological --- Continuous groups --- Geometry, Differential --- Differential geometry

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This exposition provides the state-of-the art on the differential geometry of hypersurfaces in real, complex, and quaternionic space forms. Special emphasis is placed on isoparametric and Dupin hypersurfaces in real space forms as well as Hopf hypersurfaces in complex space forms. The book is accessible to a reader who has completed a one-year graduate course in differential geometry. The text, including open problems and an extensive list of references, is an excellent resource for researchers in this area. Geometry of Hypersurfaces begins with the basic theory of submanifolds in real space forms. Topics include shape operators, principal curvatures and foliations, tubes and parallel hypersurfaces, curvature spheres and focal submanifolds. The focus then turns to the theory of isoparametric hypersurfaces in spheres. Important examples and classification results are given, including the construction of isoparametric hypersurfaces based on representations of Clifford algebras. An in-depth treatment of Dupin hypersurfaces follows with results that are proved in the context of Lie sphere geometry as well as those that are obtained using standard methods of submanifold theory. Next comes a thorough treatment of the theory of real hypersurfaces in complex space forms. A central focus is a complete proof of the classification of Hopf hypersurfaces with constant principal curvatures due to Kimura and Berndt. The book concludes with the basic theory of real hypersurfaces in quaternionic space forms, including statements of the major classification results and directions for further research.

Geometry --- Mathematics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Hypersurfaces. --- Mathematics. --- Topological groups. --- Lie groups. --- Differential geometry. --- Hyperbolic geometry. --- Differential Geometry. --- Topological Groups, Lie Groups. --- Hyperbolic Geometry. --- Hyperspace --- Surfaces --- Global differential geometry. --- Topological Groups. --- Geometry, Differential --- Groups, Topological --- Continuous groups --- Hyperbolic geometry --- Lobachevski geometry --- Lobatschevski geometry --- Geometry, Non-Euclidean --- Groups, Lie --- Lie algebras --- Symmetric spaces --- Topological groups --- Differential geometry

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This book is about the computational aspects of invariant theory. Of central interest is the question how the invariant ring of a given group action can be calculated. Algorithms for this purpose form the main pillars around which the book is built. There are two introductory chapters, one on Gröbner basis methods and one on the basic concepts of invariant theory, which prepare the ground for the algorithms. Then algorithms for computing invariants of finite and reductive groups are discussed. Particular emphasis lies on interrelations between structural properties of invariant rings and computational methods. Finally, the book contains a chapter on applications of invariant theory, covering fields as disparate as graph theory, coding theory, dynamical systems, and computer vision. The book is intended for postgraduate students as well as researchers in geometry, computer algebra, and, of course, invariant theory. The text is enriched with numerous explicit examples which illustrate the theory and should be of more than passing interest. More than ten years after the first publication of the book, the second edition now provides a major update and covers many recent developments in the field. Among the roughly 100 added pages there are two appendices, authored by Vladimir Popov, and an addendum by Norbert A'Campo and Vladimir Popov. .

Ordered algebraic structures --- Topological groups. Lie groups --- Computer science --- topologie (wiskunde) --- wiskunde --- algoritmen --- topologie

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Over the last forty years, David Vogan has left an indelible imprint on the representation theory of reductive groups. His groundbreaking ideas have lead to deep advances in the theory of real and p-adic groups, and have forged lasting connections with other subjects, including number theory, automorphic forms, algebraic geometry, and combinatorics. Representations of Reductive Groups is an outgrowth of the conference of the same name, dedicated to David Vogan on his 60th birthday, which took place at MIT on May 19-23, 2014. This volume highlights the depth and breadth of Vogan's influence over the subjects mentioned above, and point to many exciting new directions that remain to be explored. Notably, the first article by McGovern and Trapa offers an overview of Vogan's body of work, placing his ideas in a historical context. Contributors: Pramod N. Achar, Jeffrey D. Adams, Dan Barbasch, Manjul Bhargava, Cédric Bonnafé, Dan Ciubotaru, Meinolf Geck, William Graham, Benedict H. Gross, Xuhua He, Jing-Song Huang, Toshiyuki Kobayashi, Bertram Kostant, Wenjing Li, George Lusztig, Eric Marberg, William M. McGovern, Wilfried Schmid, Kari Vilonen, Diana Shelstad, Peter E. Trapa, David A. Vogan, Jr., Nolan R. Wallach, Xiaoheng Wang, Geordie Williamson.

Number theory --- Ordered algebraic structures --- Topological groups. Lie groups --- Geometry --- landmeetkunde --- topologie (wiskunde) --- wiskunde --- getallenleer --- topologie

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Over the last forty years, David Vogan has left an indelible imprint on the representation theory of reductive groups.  His groundbreaking ideas have lead to deep advances in the theory of real and p-adic groups, and have forged lasting connections with other subjects, including number theory, automorphic forms, algebraic geometry, and combinatorics. Representations of Reductive Groups is an outgrowth of the conference of the same name, dedicated to David Vogan on his 60th birthday, which took place at MIT on May 19-23, 2014.  This volume highlights the depth and breadth of Vogan's influence over the subjects mentioned above, and point to many exciting new directions that remain to be explored.  Notably, the first article by McGovern and Trapa offers an overview of Vogan's body of work, placing his ideas in a historical context. Contributors: Pramod N. Achar, Jeffrey D. Adams, Dan Barbasch, Manjul Bhargava, Cédric Bonnafé, Dan Ciubotaru, Meinolf Geck, William Graham, Benedict H. Gross, Xuhua He, Jing-Song Huang, Toshiyuki Kobayashi, Bertram Kostant, Wenjing Li, George Lusztig, Eric Marberg, William M. McGovern, Wilfried Schmid, Kari Vilonen, Diana Shelstad, Peter E. Trapa, David A. Vogan, Jr., Nolan R. Wallach, Xiaoheng Wang, Geordie Williamson.

Algebra --- Calculus --- Mathematics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Representations of groups --- Linear algebraic groups. --- Data processing. --- Algebraic groups, Linear --- Group representation (Mathematics) --- Groups, Representation theory of --- Mathematics. --- Algebraic geometry. --- Topological groups. --- Lie groups. --- Number theory. --- Topological Groups, Lie Groups. --- Algebraic Geometry. --- Number Theory. --- Group theory --- Geometry, Algebraic --- Algebraic varieties --- Topological Groups. --- Geometry, algebraic. --- Number study --- Numbers, Theory of --- Algebraic geometry --- Geometry --- Groups, Topological --- Continuous groups --- Groups, Lie --- Lie algebras --- Symmetric spaces --- Topological groups