An introduction to symmetric spaces
Condensed Matter
2007-05-23 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory
Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Abstract
Recently, the theory of symmetric spaces has come to play an increased role in the physics of integrable systems and in quantum transport problems. In addition, it provides a classification of random matrix theories. In this paper we give a self--contained introduction to symmetric spaces and their main characteristics. We take an algebraic approach; therefore it is not necessary to know almost anything about differential geometry to be able to follow the outline.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0205288,
title = {An introduction to symmetric spaces},
author = {Ulrika Magnea},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0205288},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
65 pages, no figures