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Linear Algebraic Groups and Finite Groups of Lie Type
Contributor(s): Malle, Gunter (Author), Testerman, Donna (Author)
ISBN: 1107008549     ISBN-13: 9781107008540
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE:   $101.65  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics | Algebra - General
Dewey: 512.482
LCCN: 2011275249
Series: Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics (Hardcover)
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.30 lbs) 324 pages
 
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Originating from a summer school taught by the authors, this concise treatment includes many of the main results in the area. An introductory chapter describes the fundamental results on linear algebraic groups, culminating in the classification of semisimple groups. The second chapter introduces more specialized topics in the subgroup structure of semisimple groups, and describes the classification of the maximal subgroups of the simple algebraic groups. The authors then systematically develop the subgroup structure of finite groups of Lie type as a consequence of the structural results on algebraic groups. This approach will help students to understand the relationship between these two classes of groups. The book covers many topics that are central to the subject, but missing from existing textbooks. The authors provide numerous instructive exercises and examples for those who are learning the subject as well as more advanced topics for research students working in related areas.

Contributor Bio(s): Malle, Gunter: - Gunter Malle is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany.Testerman, Donna: - Donna Testerman is a Lecturer in the Basic Sciences Faculty at the �cole Polytechnique F�d�rale de Lausanne, Switzerland.