174pp. (dark green spine) 8vo. sized. 1977. First edition. A very good, clean, tight copy. No inscriptions. The lower rear card cover corner is a little bumped. A very good copy.

Seller Inventory # 023980

Contact seller

Report this item

Bibliographic Details

Title

Introduction to Group Characters

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Publication Date

1977

Language

English

ISBN 10

0521291704

ISBN 13

9780521291705

Binding

paperback

Condition

Very Good

Seller catalogs

Mathematics

About this title

Synopsis

To an algebraist the theory of group characters presents one of those fascinating situations, where the structure of an abstract system is elucidated by a unique set of numbers inherent in the system. But the subject also has a practical aspect, since group characters have gained importance in several branches of science, in which considerations of symmetry play a decisive part. This is an introductory text, suitable for final-year undergraduates or postgraduate students. The only prerequisites are a standard knowledge of linear algebra and a modest acquaintance with group theory. Especial care has been taken to explain how group characters are computed. The character tables of most of the familiar accessible groups are either constructed in the text or included amongst the exercise, all of which are supplied with solutions. The chapter on permutation groups contains a detailed account of the characters of the symmetric group based on the generating function of Frobenius and on the Schur functions. The exposition has been made self-sufficient by the inclusion of auxiliary material on skew-symmetric polynomials, determinants and symmetric functions.

Review

Review of the hardback: 'The author introduces group representations with a commendable balance between the abstract approach emphasising modules and the concrete approach emphasising matrices ...An excellent text!' Mathematical Reviews

Review of the hardback: '... this little volume contains a clear and, at points, brilliant description of the fundamentals of the theory of group characters' Scientia

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Store Description

Trumpington Fine Books Limited has been in business for a number of years. We specialize in all books of distinction whether they be modern collectable first editions, monographs or books of reference, fine bindings or antiquarian. Or just simple affordable books, which we believe are of merit. We focus on describing our books thoroughly and aim to make each customer satisfied with their purchase. 'What it says on the tin'....is what should be in the tin. We also take great care in the packaging of our books - we virtually never have a complaint about books being damaged in transit and we aim to uphold this - despite the fact that it is considerably more expensive on time and materials (and thus money) to pack books well. We try and make our books as affordable as possible and we recognize that times are hard. We have many repeat customers and we are delighted to have them as they only confirm the above. On the rare occasion that things do go wrong, we will try very hard to rectify any problems. We are able to bulk purchase through Royal Mail and aim to make no money out of postage - in point of fact, after taking into account the cost of packaging materials, we take a loss on postage - all our discounts are passed on to the customer. In our business we will endeavour to always uphold the customer. So in short, buy with confidence! Testimonial from Jose in Spain who recently bought some books from us : THE BOOKS HAVE ARRIVED IN PERFECT ORDER AND WITH THE EXPECTED QUALITY. YOU PACK FOR WAR! THANK YOU. LOOK FORWARD TO DEALING WITH YOU AGAIN SOON. BEST WISHES JOSE and we look forward to his next point of contact with us.

Visit Seller's Storefront

Seller's business information

Trumpington Fine Books Limited
Ridley Marrecco & Co, Chartered Accountants, Grenville House, , Main Road, Farthinghoe, Northants, Northampton, NN13 5PA, United Kingdom

Sale & Shipping Terms

Terms of Sale

If you would like a digital image of this book - provided that is that the
book
is at least �30.00 in value, do not hesitate to contact us - we would be
very
pleased to help you. We can also provide additional information if you
should
require it.

Enquiries are also welcome from the trade.

Please note, postal charges quoted by "ABE" are for an average book weighing
about 1 kg. Charges will be greater than this for larger/heavier books.

Shipping Terms

Orders usually ship within 4 business days. Shipping costs are based on books
weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may
contact
you to let you know extra shipping is required.