Groups and Geometry (Paperback)

Peter M. Neumann

ISBN 10: 0198534515 / ISBN 13: 9780198534518

Editore: Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1994

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Paperback. Available for the first time in published form, Groups and Geometry presents the Oxford Mathematical Institute notes for undergraduates and first year postgraduates. The content is guided by the Oxford syllabus but includes much more material than is included on the syllabus. This book is about the measurement of symmetry: covering groups and geometry with the symbiotic relationship between the two more than justifying the union. A number of exercisesare included in this sylish text to help the reader gain a full understanding of this branch of mathematics. The only book of its kind written specifically for undergraduates which explains the links between these two important mathematical groups. The authors explain these links by recourse to symmetry, a study of groups providing a good means of measuring geometrical symmetry. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780198534518

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Titolo: Groups and Geometry (Paperback)

Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, Oxford

Data di pubblicazione: 1994

Legatura: Paperback

Condizione: new

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Available for the first time in published form, Groups and Geometry presents the Oxford Mathematical Institute notes for undergraduates and first year postgraduates. The content is guided by the Oxford syllabus but includes much more material than is included on the syllabus. This book is about the measurement of symmetry: covering groups and geometry with the symbiotic relationship between the two more than justifying the union. A number of exercises are included in this sylish text to help the reader gain a full understanding of this branch of mathematics.

Recensione:

'develops a comprehensive group-theoretic approach to affine, projective and inversive geometry ... It ends with a fascinating chapter on the group theory behind the Rubik cube.'Ian Stewart, New Scientist

'Both parts contain a number of exercises that will be invaluable to any reader wishing to gain a fuller understanding of this area of mathematics.'Extrait de L'Enseignement Mathematique, T. 40 1994

The book can be recommended warmly for any interested reader. "Monatshefte fur Mathematik No.3 1996.

delightful book ... The group theory is directed towards group actions, but all the basic material is there. (Mathematika, 41 (1994))