A Course in the Theory of Groups
2nd Edition
Published on 26. October 1995
Book
Hardback
XVII, 502 pages
978-0-387-94461-6 (ISBN)
Description
"An excellent up-to-date introduction to the theory of groups. It is general yet comprehensive, covering various branches of group theory. The 15 chapters contain the following main topics: free groups and presentations, free products, decompositions, Abelian groups, finite permutation groups, representations of groups, finite and infinite soluble groups, group extensions, generalizations of nilpotent and soluble groups, finiteness properties." --ACTA SCIENTIARUM MATHEMATICARUM
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Second Edition D.J.S. Robinson A Course in the Theory of Groups "This book is an excellent up-to-date introduction to the theory of groups. It is general yet comprehensive, covering various branches of group theory. The fifteen chapters contain the following main topics: free groups and presentations, free products, decompositions, Abelian groups, finite permutation groups, representations of groups, finite and infinite soluble groups, group extensions, generalizations of nilpotent and soluble groups, finiteness properties ... This book is highly recommended."-ACTA SCIENTIARUM MATHEMATICARUMMore details
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Target group
Graduate
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
biography
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
941 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-387-94461-6 (9780387944616)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4419-8594-1
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A Course in the Theory of Groups
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Derek J.S. Robinson
A Course in the Theory of Groups
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09/1993
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Content
1 Fundamental Concepts of Group Theory.- 2 Free Groups and Presentations.- 3 Decompositions of a Group.- 4 Abelian Groups.- 5 Soluble and Nilpotent Groups.- 6 Free Groups and Free Products.- 7 Finite Permutation Groups.- 8 Representations of Groups.- 9 Finite Soluble Groups.- 10 The Transfer and Its Applications.- 11 The Theory of Group Extensions.- 12 Generalizations of Nilpotent and Soluble Groups.- 13 Subnormal Subgroups.- 14 Finiteness Properties.- 15 Infinite Soluble Groups.