Lie theory

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Lie theory is a branch of mathematics that studies continuous symmetry through Lie groups and Lie algebras, with deep applications in geometry, analysis, and theoretical physics.

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instanceOf branch of mathematics ⓘ
mathematical theory ⓘ
appliesTo analysis ⓘ
differential equations ⓘ
geometry ⓘ
representation theory ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ
developedBy Sophus Lie ⓘ
fieldOfStudy Lie algebras ⓘ
Lie groups ⓘ
linked to: Lie group

continuous symmetry ⓘ
namedAfter Sophus Lie ⓘ
relatedTo algebraic groups ⓘ
differential geometry ⓘ
gauge theory ⓘ
harmonic analysis ⓘ
nonlinear differential equations ⓘ
particle physics ⓘ
quantum groups ⓘ
studies Borel subalgebras ⓘ
Cartan decompositions ⓘ
Cartan subalgebras ⓘ
Dynkin diagrams ⓘ
Killing form ⓘ
Lie algebra representations ⓘ
Lie algebras ⓘ
Lie brackets ⓘ
Lie group actions ⓘ
Lie group representations ⓘ
Lie groups ⓘ
Lie subalgebras ⓘ
Lie subgroups ⓘ
Weyl groups ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group

compact Lie groups ⓘ
complex Lie groups ⓘ
continuous transformation groups ⓘ
exponential map ⓘ
highest weight representations ⓘ
homogeneous spaces ⓘ
nilpotent Lie algebras ⓘ
parabolic subalgebras ⓘ
real Lie groups ⓘ
root systems ⓘ
semisimple Lie algebras ⓘ
simple Lie algebras ⓘ
solvable Lie algebras ⓘ
symmetric spaces ⓘ
universal enveloping algebras ⓘ
usedIn Standard Model of particle physics ⓘ
linked to: Standard Model

classification of simple Lie algebras ⓘ

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Élie Cartan → fieldOfWork → Lie theory ⓘ
Sophus Lie → knownFor → Lie groups ⓘ
linked to: Lie theory
Sophus Lie → knownFor → Lie algebras ⓘ
linked to: Lie theory
Jean-Pierre Serre → notableWork → Lie Algebras and Lie Groups ⓘ
linked to: Lie theory
Erlangen Program → influencedField → Lie group theory ⓘ
linked to: Lie theory
Lie pseudogroup → field → Lie theory ⓘ
Lie subgroup → field → Lie theory ⓘ
Friedrich Engel → fieldOfWork → Lie theory ⓘ
Lie bracket → fieldOfStudy → Lie theory ⓘ
Bianchi classification → mathematicalDomain → Lie groups and Lie algebras ⓘ
linked to: Lie theory
Die klassischen Gruppen → field → Lie theory ⓘ
Weyl denominator → field → Lie theory ⓘ
Maurer–Cartan form → usedIn → Lie group theory ⓘ
linked to: Lie theory
Poisson geometry → relatedTo → Lie theory ⓘ
Vessiot theory of differential equations → relatedTo → Lie theory of differential equations ⓘ
linked to: Lie theory