The character theory of finite groups of Lie type : a guided tour / Meinolf Geck, Universität Stuttgart, Gunter Malle, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Geck, Meinolf, author.

Malle, Gunter, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in advanced mathematics ; 187.

Cambridge studies in advanced mathematics ; 187

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Finite groups.

Physical Description:

ix, 394 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"Through the fundamental work of Deligne and Lusztig in the 1970s, further developed mainly by Lusztig, the character theory of reductive groups over finite fields has grown into a rich and vast area of mathematics. It incorporates tools and methods from algebraic geometry, topology, combinatorics and computer algebra, and has since evolved substantially. With this book, the authors meet the need for a contemporary treatment, complementing in core areas the well-established books of Carter and Digne-Michel. Focusing on applications in finite group theory, the authors gather previously scattered results and allow the reader to get to grips with the large body of literature available on the subject, covering topics such as regular embeddings, the Jordan decomposition of characters, d-Harish-Chandra theory and Lusztig induction for unipotent characters. Requiring only a modest background in algebraic geometry, this useful reference is suitable for beginning graduate students as well as researchers"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Reductive groups and Steinberg maps

Lusztig's classification of irreducible characters

Harish-Chandra theories

Unipotent characters.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: GECK, MEINOLF, The character theory of finite groups of lie type

ISBN:

9781108489621

1108489621

OCLC:

1117318817