An Introduction to the Heisenberg Group and the Sub-Riemannian Isoperimetric Problem

An Introduction to the Heisenberg Group and the Sub-Riemannian Isoperimetric Problem

المؤلف
Luca Capogna, Scott D. Pauls, Donatella Danielli
سنة النشر
2007
الناشر
Springer
لغة الملف
انكليزي
نوع الملف
Book
تصنيف الكتاب
Mathematics and Statistics

This book provides an introduction to the basics of sub-Riemannian differential geometry and geometric analysis in the Heisenberg group, focusing primarily on the current state of knowledge regarding Pierre Pansu's celebrated 1982 conjecture regarding the sub-Riemannian isoperimetric profile.


الكلمات المفتاحية: Mathematics and Statistics / Differential Geometry / Topological Groups, Lie Groups / Manifolds and Cell Complexes (including Differencial Topology) / Partial Differential Equations / Global Analysis and Analysis on Manifolds / Systems Theory, Control / Cauchy-Riemann manifold / Riemannian geometry / Sobolev space / Contact geometry / Differential geometry / Evolution equations / Geometric measure theory / Immersions / Manifold / Minimal surface / Quasiconformal mapping / Sub-Riemannian geometry