An Introduction to Groups, Groupoids and Their Representations /
This book offers an introduction to the theory of groupoids and their representations encompassing the standard theory of groups. Using a categorical language, developed from simple examples, the theory of finite groupoids is shown to knit neatly with that of groups and their structure as well as th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Milton :
CRC Press LLC,
2019.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book offers an introduction to the theory of groupoids and their representations encompassing the standard theory of groups. Using a categorical language, developed from simple examples, the theory of finite groupoids is shown to knit neatly with that of groups and their structure as well as that of their representations is described. The book comprises numerous examples and applications, including well-known games and puzzles, databases and physics applications. Key concepts have been presented using only basic notions so that it can be used both by students and researchers interested in the subject. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. 6.3 The structure of groupoids: Second structure theorem |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (362 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781351869577 9781315232942 1315232944 1351869574 9781351869560 1351869566 |