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Puig Lluis - Blocks of Finite Groups - 9783642078026 - V9783642078026
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Blocks of Finite Groups

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Description for Blocks of Finite Groups Paperback. Series: Springer Monographs in Mathematics. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 349.

About 60 years ago, R. Brauer introduced "block theory"; his purpose was to study the group algebra kG of a finite group G over a field k of nonzero characteristic p: any indecomposable two-sided ideal that also is a direct summand of kG determines a G-block.
But the main discovery of Brauer is perhaps the existence of families of infinitely many nonisomorphic groups having a "common block"; i.e., blocks having mutually isomorphic "source algebras".
In this book, based on a course given by the author at Wuhan University in 1999, all the concepts mentioned are introduced, and all the proofs ... Read more

The exceptional layout of this bilingual edition featuring 2 columns per page (one English, one Chinese) sharing the displayed mathematical formulas is the joint achievement of the author and A. Arabia.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Series
Springer Monographs in Mathematics
Number of Pages
215
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642078026
SKU
V9783642078026
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Ref
99-15

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From the reviews: "The author’s purpose here is to provide a better understanding of the subject, and to make the proofs understandable by students in group theory. The book, which is written in both Chinese (in simple characters) and English, consists of 16 sections. All the concepts are carefully introduced, and the proofs are complete ... Read more

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