The Mathieu Groups

by A. A. Ivanov

Overview

The Mathieu groups have many fascinating and unusual characteristics and have been studied at length since their discovery. This book provides a unique, geometric perspective on these groups. The amalgam method is explained and used to construct M24, enabling readers to learn the method through its application to a familiar example. The same method is then used to construct, among others, the octad graph, the Witt design and the Golay code. This book also provides a systematic account of 'small groups', and serves as a useful reference for the Mathieu groups. The material is presented in such a way that it guides the reader smoothly and intuitively through the process, leading to a deeper understanding of the topic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108429788
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	06/21/2018
Series:	Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics , #214
Pages:	180
Product dimensions:	6.18(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

A. A. Ivanov is Professor of Pure Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics at Imperial College London. His main research interest is the sporadic simple groups, and he has published four books on the subject.

Table of Contents

1. The Mathieu group M24 as we knew it; 2. Amalgam method; 3. L4(2) in two incarnations and L3(4); 4. From L5(2) to the Mathieu amalgam; 5. M24 as universal completion; 6. Maximal subgroups; 7. 45-representation of M24; 8. The Held group; 9. Inevitability of Mathieu groups; 10. Locally projective graphs and amalgams; Index.