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Pathology in the representation theory of infinite soluble groups

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  • Finite Group
  • Representation Theory
  • Endomorphism Ring
  • Finite Rank
  • Soluble Group

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Dedicated with love and respect to my father for his Eightieth birthday, October 1989

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Neumann, P.M. (1989). Pathology in the representation theory of infinite soluble groups. In: Kim, A.C., Neumann, B.H. (eds) Groups — Korea 1988. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1398. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0086249

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