Download or read book The Classification of the Finite Simple Groups, Number 2 written by Daniel Gorenstein and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 1994 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume of a series devoted to reorganizing and simplifying proof of the classification of the finite simple groups. In a single chapter, it lays the groundwork for the forthcoming analysis of finite simple groups, beginning with the theory of components, layers, and the generalized Fitting subgroup, which has been developed largely since Gorenstein's basic 1968 text and is now central to understanding the structure of finite groups. Suitable as an auxiliary text for a graduate course in group theory. Member prices are $35 for individual and $47 for institutions. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR