Prof. Dr. Rolf Berndt, Department of Mathematics, University of Hamburg, Germany.

• Prologue: Some Groups and their Actions.- Basic Algebraic Concepts for Group Representations.- Representations of Finite Groups.- Continuous Representations.- Representations of Compact Groups.- Representations of Abelian Groups.- The Infinitesimal Method.- Induced Representations.- Geometric Quantization and the Orbit Method.- Epilogue: Outlook to Number Theory.

"This book is a very elementary introduction to some of the fundamental ideas in representation theory [...] Its emphasis on examples from physics and number theory makes it appealing to a broad audience." Mathematical Reviews, 2008g

Prof. Dr. Rolf Berndt, Department of Mathematics, University of Hamburg, Germany.

• Prologue: Some Groups and their Actions.- Basic Algebraic Concepts for Group Representations.- Representations of Finite Groups.- Continuous Representations.- Representations of Compact Groups.- Representations of Abelian Groups.- The Infinitesimal Method.- Induced Representations.- Geometric Quantization and the Orbit Method.- Epilogue: Outlook to Number Theory.

"This book is a very elementary introduction to some of the fundamental ideas in representation theory [...] Its emphasis on examples from physics and number theory makes it appealing to a broad audience." Mathematical Reviews, 2008g

Prof. Dr. Rolf Berndt, Department of Mathematics, University of Hamburg, Germany.

• Prologue: Some Groups and their Actions.- Basic Algebraic Concepts for Group Representations.- Representations of Finite Groups.- Continuous Representations.- Representations of Compact Groups.- Representations of Abelian Groups.- The Infinitesimal Method.- Induced Representations.- Geometric Quantization and the Orbit Method.- Epilogue: Outlook to Number Theory.

"This book is a very elementary introduction to some of the fundamental ideas in representation theory [...] Its emphasis on examples from physics and number theory makes it appealing to a broad audience." Mathematical Reviews, 2008g