TY - BOOK
T1 - A brief introduction to symplectic and contact manifolds
AU - Banyaga, Augustin
AU - Houenou, Djideme F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - The book introduces the basic notions in Symplectic and Contact Geometry at the level of the second year graduate student. It also contains many exercises, some of which are solved only in the last chapter. We begin with the linear theory, then give the definition of symplectic manifolds and some basic examples, review advanced calculus, discuss Hamiltonian systems, tour rapidly group and the basics of contact geometry, and solve problems in chapter 8. The material just described can be used as a one semester course on Symplectic and Contact Geometry. The book contains also more advanced material, suitable to advanced graduate students and researchers.
AB - The book introduces the basic notions in Symplectic and Contact Geometry at the level of the second year graduate student. It also contains many exercises, some of which are solved only in the last chapter. We begin with the linear theory, then give the definition of symplectic manifolds and some basic examples, review advanced calculus, discuss Hamiltonian systems, tour rapidly group and the basics of contact geometry, and solve problems in chapter 8. The material just described can be used as a one semester course on Symplectic and Contact Geometry. The book contains also more advanced material, suitable to advanced graduate students and researchers.
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U2 - 10.1142/9667
DO - 10.1142/9667
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:85019366807
SN - 9789814696708
VL - 15
BT - A brief introduction to symplectic and contact manifolds
PB - World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd
ER -