The Mathematical Legacy of Harish-Chandra : A Celebration of Representation Theory and Harmonic Analysis

Harish-Chandra was a mathematician of great power, vision, and remarkable ingenuity. His profound contributions to the representation theory of Lie groups, harmonic analysis, and related areas left researchers a legacy that continues into the 21st century. This book presents the proceedings of an AMS Special Session entitled, Representation Theory and Noncommutative Harmonic Analysis: A Special Session Honouring the Memory of Harish-Chandra, which marked 75 years since his birth and 15 years since his untimely death at age 60. Contributions to the volume were written by internationally known mathematicians. Included are expository and historical surveys and original research papers. The book also includes talks given at the IAS Memorial Service in 1983 by colleagues who knew Harish-Chandra well. Also reprinted are two articles entitled, Some Recollections of Harish-Chandra, by A. Borel, and Harish-Chandra's c-Function: A Mathematical Jewel, by S. Helgason. In addition, an expository paper, An Elementary Introduction to Harish-Chandra's Work, gives an overview of some of his most basic mathematical ideas with references for further study.