In mathematics, 'buildings' are geometric structures that represent groups of Lie type over an arbitrary field. This concept is critical to physicists and mathematicians working in discrete mathematics, simple groups, and algebraic group theory, to name just a few areas. Almost twenty years after its original publication, Mark Ronan's "Lectures on Buildings" remains one of the best introductory texts on the subject. A thorough, concise introduction to mathematical buildings, it contains problem sets and an excellent bibliography that will prove invaluable to students new to the field. "Lectures on Buildings" will find a grateful audience among those doing research or teaching courses on Lie-type groups, on finite groups, or on discrete groups.
- ISBN10 0226724999
- ISBN13 9780226724997
- Publish Date 1 October 2009
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Chicago Press
- Edition Updated, Revised ed.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 248
- Language English
- URL http://wiley.com/remtitle.cgi?isbn=9780226724997