New Horizons in Pro-P Groups

by Daniel Segal, Aryeh Shalev, Marcus du Sautoy

Book Overview

A pro-p group is the inverse limit of some system of finite p-groups, that is, of groups of prime-power order where the prime - conventionally denoted p - is fixed. Thus from one point of view, to study a pro-p group is the same as studying an infinite family of finite groups; but a pro-p group is also a compact topological group, and the compactness works its usual magic to bring 'infinite' problems down to manageable proportions. The p-adic integers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461271223
• ISBN13: 9781461271222
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"