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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811824603321

Autore

Seress Ákos <1958->

Titolo

Permutation group algorithms / / Ákos Seress [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2003

ISBN

1-107-12840-4

1-280-41763-3

9786610417636

1-139-14616-5

0-511-16962-0

0-511-06647-3

0-511-06016-5

0-511-30845-0

0-511-54654-8

0-511-06860-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 264 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge tracts in mathematics ; ; 152

Disciplina

512/.2

Soggetti

Permutation groups

Algorithms

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-261) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Black-box groups -- Permutation groups: a complexity overview -- Bases and strong generating sets -- Further low-level algorithms -- A library of nearly linear-time algorithms -- Solvable permutation groups -- Strong generating tests -- Backtrack methods -- Large-base groups.

Sommario/riassunto

Permutation group algorithms are one of the workhorses of symbolic algebra systems computing with groups. They played an indispensable role in the proof of many deep results, including the construction and study of sporadic finite simple groups. This book describes the theory behind permutation group algorithms, including developments based on the classification of finite simple groups. Rigorous complexity estimates, implementation hints, and advanced exercises are included throughout. The central theme is the description of nearly linear time



algorithms, which are extremely fast both in terms of asymptotic analysis and of practical running time. A significant part of the permutation group library of the computational group algebra system GAP is based on nearly linear time algorithms. The book fills a significant gap in the symbolic computation literature. It is recommended for everyone interested in using computers in group theory, and is suitable for advanced graduate courses.