Simple Groups of Lie Type P: 22 (Wiley Classics Library)

W. Carter, Roger

ISBN 10: 0471506834 / ISBN 13: 9780471506836

Published by John Wiley & Sons, 1989

About this Item

Series: Classics Library. Num Pages: 364 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492. . 1989. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Simple Groups of Lie Type P: 22 (Wiley Classics Library)
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471506834
• ISBN 13: 9780471506836
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Now available in paperback--the standard introduction to the theory of simple groups of Lie type. In 1955, Chevalley showed how to construct analogues of the complex simple Lie groups over arbitrary fields. The present work presents the basic results in the structure theory of Chevalley groups and their twisted analogues. Carter looks at groups of automorphisms of Lie algebras, makes good use of Weyl group (also discussing Lie groups over finite fields), and develops the theory of Chevalley and Steinberg groups in the general context of groups with a (B,N)-pair. This new edition contains a corrected proof of the simplicity of twisted groups, a completed list of sporadic simple groups in the final chapter and a few smaller amendments; otherwise, this work remains the classic piece of exposition it was when it first appeared in 1971.

About the Author

Roger W. Carter is an emeritus professor at the University of Warwick. He defined Carter subgroups and wrote the standard reference Simple Groups of Lie Type.