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The first book containing a rigorous construction and uniqueness proof for the largest and most famous sporadic simple group, the Monster. The author provides a systematic exposition of the theory of the Monster group, which so far remains largely unpublished, and explores the theory of groups generated by Majorana involutions.

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'This book contains the basic knowledge on the Monster group in a very accessible way. some results are published in this book for the first time. Many are not even easily found in literature. Hence the book is a very good source for any group theorist who is interested in sporadic simple groups.' Zentralblatt MATH

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Preface; 1. M24 and all that; 2. The Monster amalgam M; 3. 196 883-representation of M; 4. 2-local geometries; 5. Griess algebra; 6. Automorphisms of Griess algebra; 7. Important subgroups; 8. Majorana involutions; 9. The Monster graph; 10. Fischer's story; References; Index.

The Monster Group and Majorana Involutions 176 Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics Series Number 176

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 3/19/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780521889940
      978-0521889940
      ISBN-10 0521889944
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      Mathematical / Computational / Theoretical physics

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first book containing a rigorous construction and uniqueness proof for the largest and most famous sporadic simple group, the Monster. The author provides a systematic exposition of the theory of the Monster group, which so far remains largely unpublished, and explores the theory of groups generated by Majorana involutions.

      Trade Review
      'This book contains the basic knowledge on the Monster group in a very accessible way. some results are published in this book for the first time. Many are not even easily found in literature. Hence the book is a very good source for any group theorist who is interested in sporadic simple groups.' Zentralblatt MATH

      Table of Contents
      Preface; 1. M24 and all that; 2. The Monster amalgam M; 3. 196 883-representation of M; 4. 2-local geometries; 5. Griess algebra; 6. Automorphisms of Griess algebra; 7. Important subgroups; 8. Majorana involutions; 9. The Monster graph; 10. Fischer's story; References; Index.

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