Breakthrough in Algebra, A: Classification of the Finite Simple Group

Synopsis: Recording of a lecture given by Dr P M Neumann as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. It gives a survey of simple groups and their recent classification. Groups are algebraic structures for measuring symmetry. Finite groups are composed of simple groups in much the same way as integers are products of prime numbers.
Series: Popular Lecture Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of production: 1992
Uses: 6th-form and undergraduate mathematics.
Subjects: Mathematics
Keywords: algebra; group theory

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P M Neumann

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P M Neumann

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