Finitely Presented Infinite Simple Groups
Author: Graham Higman
Publisher:
Published: 1974
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13:
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Algorithms and Classification in Combinatorial Group Theory
Author: Gilbert Baumslag
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 235
ISBN-13: 1461397308
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe papers in this volume are the result of a workshop held in January 1989 at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute. Topics covered include decision problems, finitely presented simple groups, combinatorial geometry and homology, and automatic groups and related topics.
Self-Similar Groups
Author: Volodymyr Nekrashevych
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 0821838318
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSelf-similar groups (groups generated by automata) initially appeared as examples of groups that are easy to define but have exotic properties like nontrivial torsion, intermediate growth, etc. This book studies the self-similarity phenomenon in group theory and shows its intimate relationship with dynamical systems and more classical self-similar structures, such as fractals, Julia sets, and self-affine tilings. This connection is established through the central topics of the book, which are the notions of the iterated monodromy group and limit space. A wide variety of examples and different applications of self-similar groups to dynamical systems and vice versa are discussed. In particular, it is shown that Julia sets can be reconstructed from the respective iterated monodromy groups and that groups with exotic properties can appear not just as isolated examples, but as naturally defined iterated monodromy groups of rational functions. The book offers important, new mathematics that will open new avenues of research in group theory and dynamical systems. It is intended to be accessible to a wide readership of professional mathematicians.
The Classification of Finite Simple Groups
Author: Michael Aschbacher
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 0821853368
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides an outline and modern overview of the classification of the finite simple groups. It primarily covers the 'even case', where the main groups arising are Lie-type (matrix) groups over a field of characteristic 2. The book thus completes a project begun by Daniel Gorenstein's 1983 book, which outlined the classification of groups of 'noncharacteristic 2 type'.
The Santa Cruz Conference on Finite Groups
Author: Bruce Cooperstein
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 654
ISBN-13: 0821814400
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFinite Simple Groups
Author: Daniel Gorenstein
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-11-27
Total Pages: 339
ISBN-13: 1468484974
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn February 1981, the classification of the finite simple groups (Dl)* was completed,t. * representing one of the most remarkable achievements in the history or mathematics. Involving the combined efforts of several hundred mathematicians from around the world over a period of 30 years, the full proof covered something between 5,000 and 10,000 journal pages, spread over 300 to 500 individual papers. The single result that, more than any other, opened up the field and foreshadowed the vastness of the full classification proof was the celebrated theorem of Walter Feit and John Thompson in 1962, which stated that every finite group of odd order (D2) is solvable (D3)-a statement expressi ble in a single line, yet its proof required a full 255-page issue of the Pacific 10urnal of Mathematics [93]. Soon thereafter, in 1965, came the first new sporadic simple group in over 100 years, the Zvonimir Janko group 1 , to further stimulate the 1 'To make the book as self-contained as possible. we are including definitions of various terms as they occur in the text. However. in order not to disrupt the continuity of the discussion. we have placed them at the end of the Introduction. We denote these definitions by (DI). (D2), (D3). etc.
The Finite Simple Groups
Author: Robert Wilson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2009-12-14
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 1848009879
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThisbookisintendedasanintroductiontoallthe?nitesimplegroups.During themonumentalstruggletoclassifythe?nitesimplegroups(andindeedsince), a huge amount of information about these groups has been accumulated. Conveyingthisinformationtothenextgenerationofstudentsandresearchers, not to mention those who might wish to apply this knowledge, has become a major challenge. With the publication of the two volumes by Aschbacher and Smith [12, 13] in 2004 we can reasonably regard the proof of the Classi?cation Theorem for Finite Simple Groups (usually abbreviated CFSG) as complete. Thus it is timely to attempt an overview of all the (non-abelian) ?nite simple groups in one volume. For expository purposes it is convenient to divide them into four basic types, namely the alternating, classical, exceptional and sporadic groups. The study of alternating groups soon develops into the theory of per- tation groups, which is well served by the classic text of Wielandt [170]and more modern treatments such as the comprehensive introduction by Dixon and Mortimer [53] and more specialised texts such as that of Cameron [19].
Expansion in Finite Simple Groups of Lie Type
Author: Terence Tao
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Published: 2015-04-16
Total Pages: 319
ISBN-13: 1470421968
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExpander graphs are an important tool in theoretical computer science, geometric group theory, probability, and number theory. Furthermore, the techniques used to rigorously establish the expansion property of a graph draw from such diverse areas of mathematics as representation theory, algebraic geometry, and arithmetic combinatorics. This text focuses on the latter topic in the important case of Cayley graphs on finite groups of Lie type, developing tools such as Kazhdan's property (T), quasirandomness, product estimates, escape from subvarieties, and the Balog-Szemerédi-Gowers lemma. Applications to the affine sieve of Bourgain, Gamburd, and Sarnak are also given. The material is largely self-contained, with additional sections on the general theory of expanders, spectral theory, Lie theory, and the Lang-Weil bound, as well as numerous exercises and other optional material.
Aspects of Infinite Groups
Author: Benjamin Fine
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9812793410
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a festschrift in honor of Professor Anthony Gaglione''s sixtieth birthday. This volume presents an excellent mix of research and expository articles on various aspects of infinite group theory. The papers give a broad overview of present research in infinite group theory in general, and combinatorial group theory and non-Abelian group-based cryptography in particular. They also pinpoint the interactions between combinatorial group theory and mathematical logic, especially model theory.
Groups St Andrews 2017 in Birmingham
Author: C. M. Campbell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-04-11
Total Pages: 510
ISBN-13: 1108602835
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume arises from the 2017 edition of the long-running 'Groups St Andrews' conference series and consists of expository papers from leading researchers in all areas of group theory. It provides a snapshot of the state-of-the-art in the field, and it will be a valuable resource for researchers and graduate students.
