Finite groups

Finite groups: an introduction

by Serre, Jean-Pierre

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Finite group theory is a topic remarkable for the simplicity of its statements and the difficulty of their proofs. It is used in an essential way in several branches of mathematics -- for instance, in number theory. This book is a short introduction to the subject, written both for beginners and for mathematicians at large. There are ten chapters: Preliminaries, Sylow theory, Solvable groups and nilpotent groups, Group extensions, Hall subgroups, Frobenius groups, Transfer, Characters, Finite s…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Finite groups : an introduction / Jean-Pierre Serre ; with assistance in translation provided by Garving K. Luli, Pin Yu.

Summary

Finite group theory is a topic remarkable for the simplicity of its statements and the difficulty of their proofs. It is used in an essential way in several branches of mathematics -- for instance, in number theory. This book is a short introduction to the subject, written both for beginners and for mathematicians at large. There are ten chapters: Preliminaries, Sylow theory, Solvable groups and nilpotent groups, Group extensions, Hall subgroups, Frobenius groups, Transfer, Characters, Finite subgroups of GLn, and Small groups. Each chapter is followed by a series of exercises.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2016

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):International Press
  • Place of Publication:Somerville, Massachusetts
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2016

Notes

"Based on a course given at École Normale Supérieure de Jeunes Filles, Paris, in 1978-1979"--Preface.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xi, 179 p. ; : 27 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781571463203, 1571463208, 9781571463272, 1571463275
  • oclc:on1026204682
  • Dewey Decimal:512/.23

Subjects

Finite groups Finite groups -- Textbooks Group theory Group theory -- Textbooks Grupos finitos Grupos, teoria de Textbooks

Writers

Serre, Jean-Pierre

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