Whitehead Groups of Finite Groups / Robert Oliver.
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TextSeries: London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series ; no. 132Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1988Description: 1 online resource (360 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780511600654 (ebook)Subject(s): Whitehead groups | Finite groups | Induction (Mathematics)Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 512/.22 LOC classification: QA171 | .O44 1988Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: This book's aim is to make accessible techniques for studying Whitehead groups of finite groups, as well as a variety of related topics such as induction theory and p-adic logarithms. The author has included a lengthy introduction to set the scene for non-specialists who want an overview of the field, its history and its applications. The rest of the book consists of three parts: general theory, group rings of p-groups and general finite groups. The book will be welcomed by specialists in K- and L-theory and by algebraists in general as a state-of-the art survey of the area.
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This book's aim is to make accessible techniques for studying Whitehead groups of finite groups, as well as a variety of related topics such as induction theory and p-adic logarithms. The author has included a lengthy introduction to set the scene for non-specialists who want an overview of the field, its history and its applications. The rest of the book consists of three parts: general theory, group rings of p-groups and general finite groups. The book will be welcomed by specialists in K- and L-theory and by algebraists in general as a state-of-the art survey of the area.
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