Imparts a self--contained development of the algebraic theory of Kac--Moody algebras, their representations and close relatives----the Virasoro and Heisenberg algebras. Focuses on developing the theory of triangular decompositions and part of the Kac--Moody theory not specific to the affine case. Also covers lattices, and finite root systems, infinite--dimensional theory, Weyl groups and conjugacy theorems.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 708
Edition: 1
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 03 Apr 1995
ISBN 10: 0471633046
ISBN 13: 9780471633044