The Congruence Subgroup Problem: An Elementary Approach Aimed at Applications
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8185931380
Length
xvi+301p., Bibliography; Index; 23cm.
Subjects
This is an elementary introduction to the congruence subgroup problem, a problem which deals with number theoretic properties of groups defined arithmetically. The novelty and, indeed, the goal of this book is to present some applications to group theory as well as to number theory which have emerged in the last fifteen years. No knowledge of algebraic groups is assumed and the choice of the examples discussed seeks to convey that even special cases give ...
