3-Transposition Groups Contributor(s): Aschbacher, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521101026 ISBN-13: 9780521101028 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: Contains the first complete published proof of Fischer's Theorem on the classification of 3-transposition groups. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Group Theory - Mathematics | Algebra - General |
Dewey: 512.2 |
Series: Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6" W x 9" (0.89 lbs) 272 pages |
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Publisher Description: In 1970 Bernd Fischer proved his beautiful theorem classifying the almost simple groups generated by 3-transpositions, and in the process discovered three new sporadic groups, now known as the Fischer groups. Since then, the theory of 3-transposition groups has become an important part of finite simple group theory, but Fischer's work has remained unpublished. 3-Transposition Groups contains the first published proof of Fischer's Theorem, written out completely in one place. Fischer's result, while important and deep (covering a number of complex examples), can be understood by any student with some knowledge of elementary group theory and finite geometry. Part I of this book has minimal prerequisites and could be used as a text for an intermediate level graduate course; parts II and III are aimed at specialists in finite groups. |