Kac-Moody Groups their Flag Varieties and Representation Theory

Kac-Moody Lie algebras 9 were introduced in the mid-1960s independently by V. Kac and R. Moody, generalizing the finite-dimensional semisimple Lie alge­ bras which we refer to as the finite case. The theory has undergone tremendous developments in various directions and connections with diverse areas abound, including mathematical physics, so much so that this theory has become a stan­ dard tool in mathematics. A detailed treatment of the Lie algebra aspect of the theory can be found in V. Kac's book [Kac-90l This self-contained work treats the algebro-geometric and the topological aspects of Kac-Moody theory from scratch. The emphasis is on the study of the Kac-Moody groups 9 and their flag varieties XY, including their detailed construction, and their applications to the representation theory of g. In the finite case, 9 is nothing but a semisimple Y simply-connected algebraic group and X is the flag variety 9 /Py for a parabolic subgroup p y C g.Additional ISBNs0817642277, 1461266149, 9780817642273, 9781461266143Kac-Moody Groups, their Flag Varieties and Representation Theory is written by Shrawan Kumar and published by Birkhäuser. ISBNs for Kac-Moody Groups, their Flag Varieties and Representation Theory are 9781461201052, 1461201055 and the print ISBNs are 9780817642273, 0817642277. Additional ISBNs include 0817642277, 1461266149, 9780817642273, 9781461266143.