Representation theory studies how algebraic objects such as groups, algebras and monoids act by linear transformations on vector spaces. Central to this field are the notions of modules over ...

Generalized topological structures extend the classical notion of open sets and continuity to a far broader context, allowing mathematicians to capture subtler forms of convergence, separation and ...

During the latter part of the 20th century, string theory was put forward as a unifying theory of physics foundations. String theory has not, however, fulfilled expectations. That is why we are of the ...

"In the preparation of this book the senior author's earlier Russian book ("Theory of structures,' by S. Timoshenko, 2d ed., St. Petersburg, 1926) was extensively used."--Pref.