Algebraic Groups
The Theory of Group Schemes of Finite Type over a Field
Published on 30. June 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
666 pages
978-1-009-01858-6 (ISBN)
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.
Reviews / Votes
'All together, this excellent text fills a long-standing gap in the textbook literature on algebraic groups. It presents the modern theory of group schemes in a very comprehensive, systematic, detailed and lucid manner, with numerous illustrating examples and exercises. It is fair to say that this reader-friendly textbook on algebraic groups is the long-desired modern successor to the old, venerable standard primers ...' Werner Kleinert, zbMath 'The author invests quite a lot to make difficult things understandable, and as a result, it is a real pleasure to read the book. All in all, with no doubt, Milne's new book will remain for decades an indispensable source for everybody interested in algebraic groups.' Boris E. Kunyavskii, MathSciNet '... fulfills the dual purpose of providing an updated account of the theory of reductive groups while at the same time serving as an accessible entry point into the general theory of reductive group schemes.' Igor A. Rapinchuk, Bulletin of the American Mathematical SocietyMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises; 3 Halftones, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 39 mm
Weight
1065 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-009-01858-6 (9781009018586)
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09/2017
Cambridge University Press
€123.50
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09/2017
Cambridge University Press
€94.99
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Person
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).
Content
Introduction; 1. Definitions and basic properties; 2. Examples and basic constructions; 3. Affine algebraic groups and Hopf algebras; 4. Linear representations of algebraic groups; 5. Group theory: the isomorphism theorems; 6. Subnormal series: solvable and nilpotent algebraic groups; 7. Algebraic groups acting on schemes; 8. The structure of general algebraic groups; 9. Tannaka duality: Jordan decompositions; 10. The Lie algebra of an algebraic group; 11. Finite group schemes; 12. Groups of multiplicative type: linearly reductive groups; 13. Tori acting on schemes; 14. Unipotent algebraic groups; 15. Cohomology and extensions; 16. The structure of solvable algebraic groups; 17. Borel subgroups and applications; 18. The geometry of algebraic groups; 19. Semisimple and reductive groups; 20. Algebraic groups of semisimple rank one; 21. Split reductive groups; 22. Representations of reductive groups; 23. The isogeny and existence theorems; 24. Construction of the semisimple groups; 25. Additional topics; Appendix A. Review of algebraic geometry; Appendix B. Existence of quotients of algebraic groups; Appendix C. Root data; Bibliography; Index.