This volume contains the lectures given by the three speakers, M Jimbo, P P Kulish and E K Sklyanin, who are outstanding experts in their field. It is essential reading to those working in the fields of Quantum Groups, and Integrable Systems.

This volume contains the lectures given by the three speakers, M Jimbo, P P Kulish and E K Sklyanin, who are outstanding experts in their field. It is essential reading to those working in the fields of Quantum Groups, and Integrable Systems.

The Proceedings consists of 6 lectures each from Prof L Takhtajan and Prof F Smirnov which were presented during the workshop. Contents:Lectures on Integrable Massive Models of Quantum Field Theory (F A Smirnov):General Problems of the Quantum Field Theory. Completely Integrable ModelsSpace of States. Form Factors. A Set of Axioms for Form FactorsLocal Commutativity and Asymptotic ConditionsForm Factors in SU(2)-Invariant Thirring ModelNecessary Properties of the Currents Form Factors in SU(2)-Invariant Thirring ModelProperties of Currents in SU(2)-Invariant Thirring ModelLectures on Quantum Groups (L A Takhtajan):Historical Introduction. Algebraic BackgroundPoisson-Lie Groups, CYBE and Modified CYBE. Connection with ISM. Lie-Algebraic Meaning of CYBE and Modified CYBEQuantization Procedure as a Deformation of the Algebra of Classical ObservablesWeyl Quantization. Quantization of Poisson-Lie Groups Associated with CYBEQYBEQuantization of Poisson-Lie Groups Associated with Modified CYBE. Quantum Matrix Algebras. Quantum Determinant and Quantum Groups SL(n) and GL (n)Quantum Vector Spaces for the Quantum Groups SLq(n), GLq(n) and their Real Forms. Quantum Groups Oq(N), SPq(n), Quantum Vector Spaces Associated with them and their Real FormsQuantization of the Universal Enveloping Algebras of the Simple Lie Algebras. Elements of the Representations Theory Readership: Mathematical physicists. keywords:

This volume covers the recent developments of the exact solvable models, Yangian symmetry, the long-ranged interaction models and high-dimensional integrable systems. The authors are all experts in their fields. The volume provides a systematic introduction to statistical and mathematical physics and contains review papers and other contributions.