TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chu,Cho-Ho
TI  - Jordan structures in geometry and analysis
T2  - Cambridge tracts in mathematics
SN  - 9781139060165 (ebook)
AV  - QA252.5 .C49 2012
U1  - 512/.1 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Jordan algebras
KW  - Geometry, Differential
KW  - Functional analysis
KW  - Lie algebras
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015); Jordan and lie theory -- Jordan structures in geometry -- Jordan structures in analysis
N2  - Jordan theory has developed rapidly in the last three decades, but very few books describe its diverse applications. Here, the author discusses some recent advances of Jordan theory in differential geometry, complex and functional analysis, with the aid of numerous examples and concise historical notes. These include: the connection between Jordan and Lie theory via the Tits-Kantor-Koecher construction of Lie algebras; a Jordan algebraic approach to infinite dimensional symmetric manifolds including Riemannian symmetric spaces; the one-to-one correspondence between bounded symmetric domains and JB*-triples; and applications of Jordan methods in complex function theory. The basic structures and some functional analytic properties of JB*-triples are also discussed. The book is a convenient reference for experts in complex geometry or functional analysis, as well as an introduction to these areas for beginning researchers. The recent applications of Jordan theory discussed in the book should also appeal to algebraists
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139060165
ER  -