内容简介
'GroupsStAndrews2005'washeldintheUniversityofStAndrewsinAugust2005andthissecondvolumeofatwo-volumebookcontainsselectedpapersfromtheinternationalconference.Fourmainlecturecoursesweregivenattheconference,andarticlesbasedontheirlecturesformasubstantialpartoftheProceedings.ThisvolumecontainsthecontributionsbyJohnMeakin(Lincoln,Nebraska)andákosSeress(OhioState).Apartfromthemainspeakers,refereedsurveyandresearcharticleswerecontributedbyotherconferenceparticipants.Arrangedinalphabeticalorder,thesearticlescoverawidespectrumofmoderngrouptheory.TheregularProceedingsofGroupsStAndrewsconferenceshaveprovidedsnapshotsofthestateofresearchingrouptheorythroughoutthepast25years.Earliervolumeshavehadamajorimpactonthedevelopmentofgrouptheoryanditisanticipatedthatthisvolumewillbeequallyimportant.