Dirac Operators in Representation Theory

Dirac Operators in Representation Theory
Author: Jing-Song Huang
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2007-05-27
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0817644938

This book presents a comprehensive treatment of important new ideas on Dirac operators and Dirac cohomology. Using Dirac operators as a unifying theme, the authors demonstrate how some of the most important results in representation theory fit together when viewed from this perspective. The book is an excellent contribution to the mathematical literature of representation theory, and this self-contained exposition offers a systematic examination and panoramic view of the subject. The material will be of interest to researchers and graduate students in representation theory, differential geometry, and physics.

Introduction to Symplectic Dirac Operators

Introduction to Symplectic Dirac Operators
Author: Katharina Habermann
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2006-10-28
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3540334211

This volume is the first one that gives a systematic and self-contained introduction to the theory of symplectic Dirac operators and reflects the current state of the subject. At the same time, it is intended to establish the idea that symplectic spin geometry and symplectic Dirac operators may give valuable tools in symplectic geometry and symplectic topology, which have become important fields and very active areas of mathematical research.

Clifford Algebras and Dirac Operators in Harmonic Analysis

Clifford Algebras and Dirac Operators in Harmonic Analysis
Author: John E. Gilbert
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 346
Release: 1991-07-26
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780521346542

The aim of this book is to unite the seemingly disparate topics of Clifford algebras, analysis on manifolds, and harmonic analysis. The authors show how algebra, geometry, and differential equations play a more fundamental role in Euclidean Fourier analysis. They then link their presentation of the Euclidean theory naturally to the representation theory of semi-simple Lie groups.

Dirac Operators in Riemannian Geometry

Dirac Operators in Riemannian Geometry
Author: Thomas Friedrich
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2000
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821820559

For a Riemannian manifold M, the geometry, topology and analysis are interrelated in ways that have become widely explored in modern mathematics. Bounds on the curvature can have significant implications for the topology of the manifold. The eigenvalues of the Laplacian are naturally linked to the geometry of the manifold. For manifolds that admit spin structures, one obtains further information from equations involving Dirac operators and spinor fields. In the case of four-manifolds, for example, one has the remarkable Seiberg-Witten invariants. In this text, Friedrich examines the Dirac operator on Riemannian manifolds, especially its connection with the underlying geometry and topology of the manifold. The presentation includes a review of Clifford algebras, spin groups and the spin representation, as well as a review of spin structures and $\textrm{spin}mathbb{C}$ structures. With this foundation established, the Dirac operator is defined and studied, with special attention to the cases of Hermitian manifolds and symmetric spaces. Then, certain analytic properties are established, including self-adjointness and the Fredholm property. An important link between the geometry and the analysis is provided by estimates for the eigenvalues of the Dirac operator in terms of the scalar curvature and the sectional curvature. Considerations of Killing spinors and solutions of the twistor equation on M lead to results about whether M is an Einstein manifold or conformally equivalent to one. Finally, in an appendix, Friedrich gives a concise introduction to the Seiberg-Witten invariants, which are a powerful tool for the study of four-manifolds. There is also an appendix reviewing principal bundles and connections. This detailed book with elegant proofs is suitable as a text for courses in advanced differential geometry and global analysis, and can serve as an introduction for further study in these areas. This edition is translated from the German edition published by Vieweg Verlag.

Heat Kernels and Dirac Operators

Heat Kernels and Dirac Operators
Author: Nicole Berline
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2003-12-08
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9783540200628

In the first edition of this book, simple proofs of the Atiyah-Singer Index Theorem for Dirac operators on compact Riemannian manifolds and its generalizations (due to the authors and J.-M. Bismut) were presented, using an explicit geometric construction of the heat kernel of a generalized Dirac operator; the new edition makes this popular book available to students and researchers in an attractive paperback.

Dirac Operators in Analysis

Dirac Operators in Analysis
Author: John Ryan
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1999-01-06
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780582356818

Clifford analysis has blossomed into an increasingly relevant and fashionable area of research in mathematical analysis-it fits conveniently at the crossroads of many fundamental areas of research, including classical harmonic analysis, operator theory, and boundary behavior. This book presents a state-of-the-art account of the most recent developments in the field of Clifford analysis with contributions by many of the field's leading researchers.

Elliptic Boundary Problems for Dirac Operators

Elliptic Boundary Problems for Dirac Operators
Author: Bernhelm Booß-Bavnbek
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1461203376

Elliptic boundary problems have enjoyed interest recently, espe cially among C* -algebraists and mathematical physicists who want to understand single aspects of the theory, such as the behaviour of Dirac operators and their solution spaces in the case of a non-trivial boundary. However, the theory of elliptic boundary problems by far has not achieved the same status as the theory of elliptic operators on closed (compact, without boundary) manifolds. The latter is nowadays rec ognized by many as a mathematical work of art and a very useful technical tool with applications to a multitude of mathematical con texts. Therefore, the theory of elliptic operators on closed manifolds is well-known not only to a small group of specialists in partial dif ferential equations, but also to a broad range of researchers who have specialized in other mathematical topics. Why is the theory of elliptic boundary problems, compared to that on closed manifolds, still lagging behind in popularity? Admittedly, from an analytical point of view, it is a jigsaw puzzle which has more pieces than does the elliptic theory on closed manifolds. But that is not the only reason.

The Heat Kernel Lefschetz Fixed Point Formula for the Spin-c Dirac Operator

The Heat Kernel Lefschetz Fixed Point Formula for the Spin-c Dirac Operator
Author: J.J. Duistermaat
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2013-12-01
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1461253446

When visiting M.I.T. for two weeks in October 1994, Victor Guillemin made me enthusiastic about a problem in symplectic geometry which involved the use of the so-called spin-c Dirac operator. Back in Berkeley, where I had l spent a sabbatical semester , I tried to understand the basic facts about this operator: its definition, the main theorems about it, and their proofs. This book is an outgrowth of the notes in which I worked this out. For me this was a great learning experience because of the many beautiful mathematical structures which are involved. I thank the Editorial Board of Birkhauser, especially Haim Brezis, for sug gesting the publication of these notes as a book. I am also very grateful for the suggestions by the referees, which have led to substantial improvements in the presentation. Finally I would like to express special thanks to Ann Kostant for her help and her prodding me, in her charming way, into the right direction. J.J. Duistermaat Utrecht, October 16, 1995.

The Dirac Spectrum

The Dirac Spectrum
Author: Nicolas Ginoux
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2009-05-30
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3642015700

This volume surveys the spectral properties of the spin Dirac operator. After a brief introduction to spin geometry, it presents the main known estimates for Dirac eigenvalues on compact manifolds with or without boundaries.

Spectral Analysis of Relativistic Operators

Spectral Analysis of Relativistic Operators
Author: A. A. Balinsky
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2011
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1848162189

Over the last decade, there has been considerable interest and progress in determining the spectral properties of various operators that take relativistic effects into account, with important implications for mathematics and physics. Difficulties are encountered in many-particle problems due to the lack of semiboundedness of the Dirac operator, and this has led to the investigation of operators like those of Chandrasekhar-Herbst and Brown-Ravenhall, which are semibounded under appropriate circumstances.This book contains an up-to-date, comprehensive and self-contained analysis of the spectral properties of these operators, providing the tools for anyone working in this area. Another major feature is the work of the authors on zero modes, a topic which has important significance for the stability of matter and other physical problems. Up until now, these topics have been scattered throughout the literature, without a systematic and cohesive treatment. The book will report largely on the progress on these topics published since 1992.