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Local Analysis for the Odd Order Theorem (London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series)
Local Analysis for the Odd Order Theorem - London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series Author:Helmut Bender, George Glauberman In 1963 Walter Feit and John G. Thompson published a proof of a 1911 conjecture by Burnside that every finite group of odd order is solvable. This proof, which ran for 255 pages, was a tour-de-force of mathematics and inspired intense effort to classify finite simple groups. This book presents a revision and expansion of the first half of the p... more »roof of the Feit-Thompson theorem. Simpler, more detailed proofs are provided for some intermediate theorems. Recent results are used to shorten other proofs.« less