| Algebraic Groups: The Theory of Group Schemes of Finite Type Over a Field Contributor(s): Milne, J. S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107167485 ISBN-13: 9781107167483 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $105.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Topology - General |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.52" H x 6.66" W x 9.2" (2.23 lbs) 660 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Algebraic groups play much the same role for algebraists as Lie groups play for analysts. This book is the first comprehensive introduction to the theory of algebraic group schemes over fields that includes the structure theory of semisimple algebraic groups, and is written in the language of modern algebraic geometry. The first eight chapters study general algebraic group schemes over a field and culminate in a proof of the Barsotti-Chevalley theorem, realizing every algebraic group as an extension of an abelian variety by an affine group. After a review of the Tannakian philosophy, the author provides short accounts of Lie algebras and finite group schemes. The later chapters treat reductive algebraic groups over arbitrary fields, including the Borel-Chevalley structure theory. Solvable algebraic groups are studied in detail. Prerequisites have also been kept to a minimum so that the book is accessible to non-specialists in algebraic geometry. |
Contributor Bio(s): Milne, J. S.: - J. S. Milne is Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His previous books include Etale Cohomology (1980) and Arithmetic Duality Theorems (2006). |