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Record Nr.

UNINA9910438160103321

Autore

Shafarevich Igor R

Titolo

Linear Algebra and Geometry [[electronic resource] /] / by Igor R. Shafarevich, Alexey O. Remizov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

3-642-30994-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (535 p.)

Disciplina

512.5

Soggetti

Matrix theory

Algebra

Geometry

Associative rings

Rings (Algebra)

Linear and Multilinear Algebras, Matrix Theory

Associative Rings and Algebras

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

The original Russian edition was published as "Linejnaya algebra i geometriya" by Fizmatlit, Moscow, 2009.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Preliminaries -- 1. Linear Equations -- 2. Matrices and Determinants -- 3. Vector Spaces -- 4. Linear Transformations of a Vector Space to Itself -- 5. Jordan Normal Form -- 6. Quadratic and Bilinear Forms -- 7. Euclidean Spaces -- 8. Affine Spaces -- 9. Projective Spaces -- 10. The Exterior Product and Exterior Algebras -- 11. Quadrics -- 12. Hyperbolic Geometry -- 13. Groups, Rings, and Modules -- 14. Elements of Representation Theory -- Historical Note -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book on linear algebra and geometry is based on a course given by renowned academician I.R. Shafarevich at Moscow State University. The book begins with the theory of linear algebraic equations and the basic elements of matrix theory and continues with vector spaces, linear transformations, inner product spaces, and the theory of affine and projective spaces. The book also includes some subjects that are naturally related to linear algebra but are usually not covered in such



courses: exterior algebras, non-Euclidean geometry, topological properties of projective spaces, theory of quadrics (in affine and projective spaces), decomposition of finite abelian groups, and finitely generated periodic modules (similar to Jordan normal forms of linear operators). Mathematical reasoning, theorems, and concepts are illustrated with numerous examples from various fields of mathematics, including differential equations and differential geometry, as well as from mechanics and physics.