Emergence of the theory of Lie groups. An essay in the history of mathematics 1869--1926

Publication date: 10 September 2000

Published in: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

Killing Cartan Lie Groups

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) Development of contemporary mathematics (01A65) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to history and biography (01-02) General histories, source books (01A05) History of topological groups (22-03)

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