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An Introduction to Groups and Lattices: Finite Groups and Positive Definte Rational Lattices

Robert L. Griess, Jr.
Publisher: 
International Press
Publication Date: 
2011
Number of Pages: 
251
Format: 
Paperback
Series: 
Advanced Lectures in Mathematics 15
Price: 
55.00
ISBN: 
9781571462060
Category: 
Monograph
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  • Introduction
  • Bilinear Forms, Quadratic Forms and Their Isometry Groups
  • General Results on Finite Groups and Invariant Lattices
  • Root Lattices of Types A, D, E
  • Hermite and Minkowski Functions
  • Constructions of Lattices by Use of Codes
  • Group Theory and Representations
  • Overview of the Barnes-Wall Lattices
  • Construction and Properties of the Barnes-Wall Lattices
  • Even unimodular lattices in small dimensions
  • Pieces of Eight
  • References
  • Index
  • Appendix A: The Finite Simple Groups