Free shipping on orders over $99
Projective Differential Geometry Old and New

Projective Differential Geometry Old and New

From the Schwarzian Derivative to the Cohomology of Diffeomorphism Groups

by V. Ovsienko and S. Tabachnikov
Hardback
Publication Date: 13/12/2004

Share This Book:

 
$204.95
Ideas of projective geometry keep reappearing in seemingly unrelated fields of mathematics. The authors' main goal is to emphasize connections between classical projective differential geometry and contemporary mathematics and mathematical physics. They also give new results and new proofs of classic theorems. Exercises play a prominent role: historical and cultural comments set the basic notions in a broader context. The book opens by discussing the Schwarzian derivative and its connection to the Virasoro algebra. One-dimensional projective differential geometry features strongly. Related topics include differential operators, the cohomology of the group of diffeomorphisms of the circle, and the classical four-vertex theorem. The classical theory of projective hypersurfaces is surveyed and related to some very recent results and conjectures. A final chapter considers various versions of multi-dimensional Schwarzian derivative. In sum, here is a rapid route for graduate students and researchers to the frontiers of current research in this evergreen subject.
ISBN:
9780521831864
9780521831864
Category:
Geometry
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
13-12-2004
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
262
Dimensions (mm):
229x152x19mm
Weight:
0.5kg

Click 'Notify Me' to get an email alert when this item becomes available

Reviews

Be the first to review Projective Differential Geometry Old and New.