Overview
- More than 400 exercises for almost all of which a solution is provided, help the reader check his/her comprehension of the text
- Some topics like representation theory, word problem or the meaning of some group-theoretic concepts in cohomology of groups are usually found in more specialized books
- The meaning of some group-theoretic concepts in Galois theory
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: UNITEXT (UNITEXT)
Part of the book sub series: La Matematica per il 3+2 (UNITEXTMAT)
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About this book
Groups are a means of classification, via the group action on a set, but also the object of a classification. How many groups of a given type are there, and how can they be described? Hölder’s program for attacking this problem in the case of finite groups is a sort of leitmotiv throughout the text. Infinite groups are also considered, with particular attention to logical and decision problems. Abelian, nilpotent and solvable groups are studied both in the finite and infinite case. Permutation groups and are treated in detail; their relationship with Galois theory is often taken into account. The last two chapters deal with the representation theory of finite group and the cohomology theory of groups; the latter with special emphasis on the extension problem. The sections are followed by exercises; hints to the solution are given, and for most of them a complete solution is provided.
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“The book under review is appropriate for a student with at least one prior course in group theory. … Each chapter contains copious exercises, and answers to many of these exercises are provided at the end of the book. It is clear that the author wants the reader to see many interesting and important examples as soon as possible. This is one of the greatest strengths of the book nearly every section has several well-chosen illustrations of the theory.” (Adam Glesser, Mathematical Reviews, December, 2013)
“Aimed at … ‘advanced undergraduate and graduate students in mathematics, physics and chemistry’, it concentrates in 325 pages most of the important general techniques used in this field. … The book is written in a concise, but elegant style and manages to give the readers an introduction to many topics missing in similar texts … . In summary: this is a very good text, that matches well the declared aims … . It is also well suited as a reach and … compact reference text.” (Marian Deaconescu, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1246, 2012)
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Mathematics, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
Antonio Machì
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Groups
Book Subtitle: An Introduction to Ideas and Methods of the Theory of Groups
Authors: Antonio Machì
Series Title: UNITEXT
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2421-2
Publisher: Springer Milano
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Milan 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-88-470-2420-5Published: 23 January 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-88-470-2421-2Published: 05 April 2012
Series ISSN: 2038-5714
Series E-ISSN: 2532-3318
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 371
Topics: Algebra, Group Theory and Generalizations, Commutative Rings and Algebras