<p>The aim of this book is to serve both as an introduction to profinite groups and as a reference for specialists in some areas of the theory. The book is reasonably self-contained. Profinite groups are Galois groups. As such they are of interest in algebraic number theory. Much of recent research on abstract infinite groups is related to profinite groups because residually finite groups are naturally embedded in a profinite group. In addition to basic facts about general profinite groups, the book emphasizes free constructions (particularly free profinite groups and the structure of their subgroups). Homology and cohomology is described with a minimum of prerequisites.</p>

Profinite Groups (Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete. 3. Folge A Series of Modern Surveys in Mathematics)

Science & Math

Luis Ribes,L. Ribes,P. Zalesskii

Mathematics

Springer

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Luis Ribes,L. Ribes,P. Zalesskii. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Luis Ribes,L. Ribes,P. Zalesskii

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Luis Ribes,L. Ribes,P. Zalesskii. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Profinite Groups (Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete. 3. Folge A Series of Modern Surveys in Mathematics)