Many areas of mathematics were deeply influenced or even founded by Hermann Weyl, including geometric foundations of manifolds and physics, topological groups, Lie groups and representation theory, harmonic analysis and analytic number theory as well as foundations of mathematics. In this volume, leading experts present his lasting influence on current mathematics, often connecting Weyl's theorems with cutting edge research in dynamical systems, invariant theory, and partial differential equations. In a broad and accessible presentation, survey chapters describe the historical development of each area alongside up-to-the-minute results, focussing on the mathematical roots evident within Weyl's work.

Leading experts outline the connections between Weyl's theorems and current results in dynamical systems, invariant theory and partial differential equations.

About the Author
Katrin Tent is a Professor in the Mathematics Department at Bielefeld University in Germany.

Reviews
'The quality of the articles is high: the promise of the title is met, and the material is presented at a very accessible level, but without courting triviality. ... uncommonly informative and fascinating ...' MAA Reviews
'... offers an interesting overview of the impact of H. Weyl's work on contemporary mathematics.' EMS Newsletter



Book Information
ISBN 9780521717885
Author Katrin Tent
Format Paperback
Page Count 354
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 470g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 153mm * 18mm