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3-TRANSPOSITION GROUPS
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| By: |
Michael Aschbacher, B. Bollobas, W. Fulton |
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| ISBN 10: |
0521571960 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521571968 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
28 November, 1996 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics No.124 |
| Pages: |
272 |
| Description: |
Contains the first complete published proof of Fischer's Theorem on the classification of 3-transposition groups. |
| Synopsis: |
In 1970 Bernd Fischer proved his beautiful theorem classifying the almost simple groups generated by 3-transpositions, and in the process discovered three new sporadic groups, now known as the Fischer groups. Since then, the theory of 3-transposition groups has become an important part of finite simple group theory, but Fischer's work has remained unpublished. 3-Transposition Groups contains the first published proof of Fischer's Theorem, written out completely in one place. Fischer's result, while important and deep (covering a number of complex examples), can be understood by any student with some knowledge of elementary group theory and finite geometry. Thus Part I has minimal prerequisites and could be used as a text for an intermediate level graduate course. Parts II and III are aimed at specialists in finite groups and are a step in the author's program to supply a strong foundation for the theory of sporadic groups. |
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3 b/w illus. 3 tables |
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UK |
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Cambridge University Press |
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