An Introduction to Groups and Lattices: Finite Groups and Positive Definite Rational Lattices (Advanced Lectures in Mathematics) - Softcover

Jr., Robert L. Griess

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1571462066 ISBN 13: 9781571462060

Publisher: International Press of Boston Inc, 2011

Synopsis

Rational lattices occur throughout mathematics, as in quadratic forms, sphere packing, Lie theory, and integral representations of finite groups. Studies of high-dimensional lattices typically involve number theory, linear algebra, codes, combinatorics, and groups. This book presents a basic introduction to rational lattices and finite groups and to the deep relationship between these two theories. Robert L. Griess, Jr. is a professor of mathematics at the University of Michigan. His various honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, an invited lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians, membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the 2010 AMS Leroy P. Steele Prize for his seminal construction of the Monster group. Rational lattices occur throughout mathematics, as in quadratic forms, sphere packing, Lie theory, and integral representations of finite groups. Studies of high-dimensional lattices typically involve number theory, linear algebra, codes, combinatorics, and groups. This book presents a basic introduction to rational lattices and finite groups and to the deep relationship between these two theories. Robert L. Griess, Jr. is a professor of mathematics at the University of Michigan. His various honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, an invited lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians, membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the 2010 AMS Leroy P. Steele Prize for his seminal construction of the Monster group.|Rational lattices occur throughout mathematics, as in quadratic forms, sphere packing, Lie theory, and integral representations of finite groups. Studies of high-dimensional lattices typically involve number theory, linear algebra, codes, combinatorics, and groups. This book presents a basic introduction to rational lattices and finite groups and to the deep relationship between these two theories. Robert L. Griess, Jr. is a professor of mathematics at the University of Michigan. His various honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, an invited lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians, membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the 2010 AMS Leroy P. Steele Prize for his seminal construction of the Monster group.|Rational lattices occur throughout mathematics, as in quadratic forms, sphere packing, Lie theory, and integral representations of finite groups. Studies of high-dimensional lattices typically involve number theory, linear algebra, codes, combinatorics, and groups. This book presents a basic introduction to rational lattices and finite groups and to the deep relationship between these two theories. Robert L. Griess, Jr. is a professor of mathematics at the University of Michigan. His various honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, an invited lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians, membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the 2010 AMS Leroy P. Steele Prize for his seminal construction of the Monster group.

Edition details

• Publisher: International Press of Boston Inc
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1571462066
• ISBN 13: 9781571462060
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 251