Inverse Semigroups, the Theory of Partial Symmetries (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789810233167)

Symmetry is one of the most important organising principles in the natural sciences. The mathematical theory of symmetry has long been associated with group theory, but it is a basic premise of this book that there are aspects of symmetry which are more faithfully represented by a generalization of groups called inverse semigroups. The theory of inverse semigroups is described from its origins in the foundations of differential geometry through to its most recent applications in combinatorial group theory, and the theory tilings.

Author: Mark V. Lawson
ISBN-10: 9810233167
ISBN-13: 9789810233167
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 11/10/1998
Pages: 428
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.30w x 1.10d