Architects of symmetry in finite nonabelian groups

0352128 - MÚ 2011 RIV HU eng J - Journal Article
Křížek, Michal - Somer, L.
Architects of symmetry in finite nonabelian groups.
Symmetry : Culture and Science. Roč. 21, č. 4 (2010), s. 307-319. ISSN 0865-4824
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Keywords : Abel Prize * sporadic groups * monster
Subject RIV: BA - General Mathematics

In this paper we introduce some fundamentals of the modern theory of finite groups. In the last section we briefly describe the main achievements of the 2008 Abel Prize laureates in this field and their contributions to the discovery of sporadic groups.
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