Parabolic Geometries I - Background and General Theory - Hardback - 2009

Discusses the equivalence between Cartan connections and underlying structures, including a complete proof of Kostants version of the Bott Borel Weil theorem, which is used as an important tool. This book provides a description of the geometry and its basic invariants.
Year of publication: 2009
Pagination: 634 pages
Format: Hardback
Serie: Mathematical Surveys and Monographs