Hamiltonian Reduction by Stages
Author | : Jerrold E. Marsden |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 527 |
Release | : 2007-06-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783540724704 |
ISBN-13 | : 3540724702 |
Rating | : 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Download or read book Hamiltonian Reduction by Stages written by Jerrold E. Marsden and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-06-05 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a detailed account of the theory of symplectic reduction by stages, along with numerous illustrations of the theory. It gives special emphasis to group extensions, including a detailed discussion of the Euclidean group, the oscillator group, the Bott-Virasoro group and other groups of matrices. The volume also provides ample background theory on symplectic reduction and cotangent bundle reduction.