Theory of Transformation Groups, by S. Lie and F. Engel (Vol. I, 1888). Modern Presentation and English Translation

Abstract

The goal of this modern presentation, followed by an English translation from the German, is to make available some parts of Lie's very systematic mathematical thought which deserve to join the contemporary literature, and above all also, to be read.

650 pages, 29 chapters, 7 figures

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