Simple Groups of Lie Type by Roger W Carter

Simple Groups of Lie Type by Roger W Carter

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.

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.

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ISBN 13	9780471506836
ISBN 10	0471506834
Title	Simple Groups of Lie Type
Author	Roger W Carter
Series	Wiley Classics Library
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons Inc
Year published	1989-04-19
Number of pages	352
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