Equivariant Degree Theory

Jorge Ize; Alfonso Vignoli

Published by De Gruyter 2003

Equivariant Degree Theory

Jorge Ize and Alfonso Vignoli

Volume 8 in the series De Gruyter Series in Nonlinear Analysis and Applications

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110200027

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This book presents a new degree theory for maps which commute with a group of symmetries. This degree is no longer a single integer but an element of the group of equivariant homotopy classes of maps between two spheres and depends on the orbit types of the spaces.

The authors develop completely the theory and applications of this degree in a self-contained presentation starting with only elementary facts. The first chapter explains the basic tools of representation theory, homotopy theory and differential equations needed in the text. Then the degree is defined and its main abstract properties are derived. The next part is devoted to the study of equivariant homotopy groups of spheres and to the classification of equivariant maps in the case of abelian actions. These groups are explicitely computed and the effects of symmetry breaking, products and composition are thorougly studied. The last part deals with computations of the equivariant index of an isolated orbit and of an isolated loop of stationary points. Here differential equations in a variety of situations are considered: symmetry breaking, forcing, period doubling, twisted orbits, first integrals, gradients etc. Periodic solutions of Hamiltonian systems, in particular spring-pendulum systems, are studied as well as Hopf bifurcation for all these situations.

Reviews

"Due to the included results and examples and to the self-contained and unifying approach, this book can be helpful to researchers and postgraduate students working in nonlinear analysis, differential equations, topology, and quantitative aspects of applied mathematics."
Csaba Varga in: Studia Universitates Babes-Bolyai 1/2007

"This is a serious mathematical monograph that can be used by researchers and students in nonlinear analysis as a valuable resource for equivariant methods and techniques. In fact it is a gold mine of interesting ideas and new approaches which make the reading stimulating, especially for those who are interested in applications of these methods to concrete mathematical models with symmetries. […] In summary, this book is an excellent source of information and ideas related to equivariant degree theory and its applications. The equivariant degree is still a new theory receiving more and more attention because of its effectiveness, standard applications and completeness. Anyone with interests in equivariant topological analysis and its applications should have this book as a reference source." Mathematical Reviews

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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Edition: Reprint 2012
Pages
- Front matter: 19
- Main content: 361
Keywords: Globale Analysis; Gewöhnliche Differentialgleichung

eBook

Published: August 22, 2008
ISBN: 9783110200027

Hardcover

Published: April 16, 2003
ISBN: 9783110175509