A Course in the Theory of Groups
2nd Edition
Published on 8. September 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVII, 502 pages
978-1-4612-6443-9 (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 MATHEMATICARUM
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Paperback
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Target group
Graduate
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
biography
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
765 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4612-6443-9 (9781461264439)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4419-8594-1
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Derek Robinson
A Course in the Theory of Groups
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10/1995
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Springer
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Derek J.S. Robinson
A Course in the Theory of Groups
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09/1993
Springer
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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.