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020			_a9781139174848 (ebook)
020			_z9780521580854 (hardback)
020			_z9780521589321 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQA614.73 _b.G84 1997
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100	1		_aGuest, Martin A., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aHarmonic maps, loop groups, and integrable systems / _cMartin A. Guest.
246	3		_aHarmonic Maps, Loop Groups, & Integrable Systems
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c1997.
300			_a1 online resource (xiii, 194 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aLondon Mathematical Society student texts ; _v38
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aHarmonic maps are generalisations of the concept of geodesics. They encompass many fundamental examples in differential geometry and have recently become of widespread use in many areas of mathematics and mathematical physics. This is an accessible introduction to some of the fundamental connections between differential geometry, Lie groups, and integrable Hamiltonian systems. The specific goal of the book is to show how the theory of loop groups can be used to study harmonic maps. By concentrating on the main ideas and examples, the author leads up to topics of current research. The book is suitable for students who are beginning to study manifolds and Lie groups, and should be of interest both to mathematicians and to theoretical physicists.
650		0	_aHarmonic maps.
650		0	_aLoops (Group theory)
650		0	_aDifferential equations.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521580854
830		0	_aLondon Mathematical Society student texts ; _v38.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139174848
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