Parabolic Geometries I

Parabolic Geometries I
Author: Andreas Cap
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 643
Release: 2009
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821826816


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Discusses the equivalence between Cartan connections and underlying structures, including a complete proof of Kostant's version of the Bott - Borel - Weil theorem, which is used as an important tool. This book provides a description of the geometry and its basic invariants.