Perspectives in Representation Theory

Mathematicians working in representation theory emphasize its relations to such areas as topology, algebraic geometry, number, theory, and mathematical physics. After a review of Frenkel's work, 11 essays discuss an affine Gindikin-Karpelevich formula, the discrete groups of Mathieu moonshine, special functions in minimal representations, asymptotic Hecke algebras and involutions, chiral differential operators on abelian varieties, refined Chern-Simons theory and Hilbert schemes of points on the plane, Wiel representations and theta functionals on surfaces, and other topics. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)