The Classification of the Finite Simple Groups, Number 9
The Classification of the Finite Simple Groups, Number 9

Author: Inna Capdeboscq

Publisher: American Mathematical Society

Published: 2021-02-22

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13: 1470464373

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This book is the ninth volume in a series whose goal is to furnish a careful and largely self-contained proof of the classification theorem for the finite simple groups. Having completed the classification of the simple groups of odd type as well as the classification of the simple groups of generic even type (modulo uniqueness theorems to appear later), the current volume begins the classification of the finite simple groups of special even type. The principal result of this volume is a classification of the groups of bicharacteristic type, i.e., of both even type and of $p$-type for a suitable odd prime $p$. It is here that the largest sporadic groups emerge, namely the Monster, the Baby Monster, the largest Conway group, and the three Fischer groups, along with six finite groups of Lie type over small fields, several of which play a major role as subgroups or sections of these sporadic groups.

The Classification of the Finite Simple Groups, Number 8
The Classification of the Finite Simple Groups, Number 8

Author: Daniel Gorenstein

Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.

Published: 2018-12-12

Total Pages: 506

ISBN-13: 1470441896

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This book completes a trilogy (Numbers 5, 7, and 8) of the series The Classification of the Finite Simple Groups treating the generic case of the classification of the finite simple groups. In conjunction with Numbers 4 and 6, it allows us to reach a major milestone in our series—the completion of the proof of the following theorem: Theorem O: Let G be a finite simple group of odd type, all of whose proper simple sections are known simple groups. Then either G is an alternating group or G is a finite group of Lie type defined over a field of odd order or G is one of six sporadic simple groups. Put another way, Theorem O asserts that any minimal counterexample to the classification of the finite simple groups must be of even type. The work of Aschbacher and Smith shows that a minimal counterexample is not of quasithin even type, while this volume shows that a minimal counterexample cannot be of generic even type, modulo the treatment of certain intermediate configurations of even type which will be ruled out in the next volume of our series.

The Classification of the Finite Simple Groups, Number 10
The Classification of the Finite Simple Groups, Number 10

Author: Inna Capdeboscq

Publisher: American Mathematical Society

Published: 2023-10-23

Total Pages: 587

ISBN-13: 1470475537

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This book is the tenth in a series of volumes whose aim is to provide a complete proof of the classification theorem for the finite simple groups based on a fairly short and clearly enumerated set of background results. Specifically, this book completes our identification of the simple groups of bicharacteristic type begun in the ninth volume of the series (see SURV/40.9). This is a fascinating set of simple groups which have properties in common with matrix groups (or, more generally, groups of Lie type) defined both over fields of characteristic 2 and over fields of characteristic 3. This set includes 11 of the celebrated 26 sporadic simple groups along with several of their large simple subgroups. Together with SURV/40.9, this volume provides the first unified treatment of this class of simple groups.

The Classification of the Finite Simple Groups, Number 3
The Classification of the Finite Simple Groups, Number 3

Author: Daniel Gorenstein

Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 9780821803912

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Examines the internal structure of the finite simple groups of Lie type, the finite alternating groups, and 26 sporadic finite simple groups, as well as their analogues. Emphasis is on the structure of local subgroups and their relationships with one another, rather than development of an abstract theory of simple groups. A foundation is laid for the development of specific properties of K-groups to be used in the inductive proof of the classification theorem. Highlights include statements and proofs of the Breol-Tits and Curtis-Tits theorems, and material on centralizers of semisimple involutions in groups of Lie type. For graduate students and research mathematicians. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Classification of the Finite Simple Groups, Number 5
The Classification of the Finite Simple Groups, Number 5

Author: Daniel Gorenstein

Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 0821827766

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The fifth volume of the study proves two, and part of the third, of the planned five stages for the generic cast of the classification of finite simple groups. The main result is that either G has a p-uniqueness subgroup for some prime p, or that G has a neighborhood of semisimple subgroups that demonstrate certain properties in common with those in target simple groups G*. All this is preparation for the final stages, which are expected to deduce that G is about the same as G* for some known simple G*. Stay tuned. Perhaps an index will be deemed meet when the final answers are revealed. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Classification of Finite Simple Groups
The Classification of Finite Simple Groups

Author: Michael Aschbacher

Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 0821853368

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Provides 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'.

A Book of Abstract Algebra
A Book of Abstract Algebra

Author: Charles C Pinter

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2010-01-14

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 0486474178

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Accessible but rigorous, this outstanding text encompasses all of the topics covered by a typical course in elementary abstract algebra. Its easy-to-read treatment offers an intuitive approach, featuring informal discussions followed by thematically arranged exercises. This second edition features additional exercises to improve student familiarity with applications. 1990 edition.

Expansion in Finite Simple Groups of Lie Type
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

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Expander 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.