MATH 256BTopological Groups and Their Representations
Mathematics · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Topological groups and their basic properties. Haar measure. Compact groups and their representations. Duality and Fourier analysis on locally compact abelian groups. Induced representations, Frobenius reciprocity. Representations of special groups (Lorentz, Galilean, etc.). Projective representations. Representations of totally disconnected groups.
S/U or letter grading.
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Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
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Requisite: course 255A.
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MATH 256B
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