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Lectures on Symplectic Geometry (Lecture Notes in Mathematics) (2001)
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Author
Ana Cannas da Silva
Subject Symplectic geometry
Publication Date 9/6/2001
Format Paperback (240 mm)
Publisher Springer
Language eng
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The goal of these notes is to provide a fast introduction to symplectic geometry for graduate students with some knowledge of differential geometry, de Rham theory and classical Lie groups. This text covers symplectomorphisms, local forms, contact manifold, compatible almost complex structures, Kaehler manifolds, hamiltonian mechanics, moments maps, symplectic reduction and symplectic toric manifolds. It contains guided problems, called homework, designed to complement the exposition or extend the reader's understanding. There are by now excellent references on symplectic geometry, a subset of which is in the bibliography of this book. However, the most efficient introduction to a subject is often a short elementary treatment, and these notes attempt to serve that purpose. This text provides a taste of areas of current research and will prepare the reader to explore recent papers and extensive books on symplectic geometry where the pace is much faster.
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LoC Classification QA3.L28 no. 1764
Dewey 516.3/6
ISBN 3540421955
Cover Price $56.95
Nr of Pages 217
First Edition No
Rare No