An Introduction to Group Rings (Algebras and Applications, Volume 1) (Algebra and Applications)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: January 31, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9781402002380
Subjects: Fields & rings; Rings; Mathematics; Science/Mathematics; Algebra - General; General; Group Theory; Mathematics / Algebra / General; Group rings
First sentence: The famous memoir Reflections sur la resolution algebrique des equations, published by J.L. Lagrange in 1770, followed by papers of P. Ruffini and N.H. Abel, attracted the attention of working mathematicians to the concept of permutations (or linear substitutions, as they were called at that time).