Introduction to Lie Algebras and Representation Theory
by James E. Humphreys · James E. Humphreys
Humphreys' standard graduate text on semisimple Lie algebras over the complex numbers. It develops Cartan subalgebras, root systems, Weyl groups, the classification via Dynkin diagrams and highest-weight representations, preparing readers to work with representation theory and algebraic groups.
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