The Erlangen Program and Its Impact in Mathematics and Physics

TheErlangenprogramprovidesafundamentalpointofviewontheplaceoftrans-formationgroupsinmathematicsandphysics.FelixKleinwrotetheprogram,butSophusLiealsocontributedtoitsformulation,andhiswritingsareprobablythebestexampleofhowthisprogramisusedinmathematics.Thepresentbookgivesthefirstm