Whitehead groups of finite groups
By: Robert Oliver.
Series: London Mathematical Society lecture note series ;; 132
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
Subjects: Whitehead groups.; Finite groups.; Induction (Mathematics); Algebraic K-theory; Integral logarithm; L-theory
Description: 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.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [340]-347.
Includes index.