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Finite Simple Groups
Daniel Gorenstein
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Paperback. Series: University Series in Mathematics. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
In 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 ... Read more
In 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
333
Condition
New
Series
University Series in Mathematics
Number of Pages
333
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468484991
SKU
V9781468484991
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