Inverse semigroups, the theory of partial symmetries
Auteur :
Lawson, Mark V
Éditeur :
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
ISBN :
9789810233167
Date de publication :
10 nov. 1998
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Singapour
Symmetry is an organizing principle in the natural sciences. It has been usual in mathematics to identify the study of symmetry with the study of groups. It is a premise of this text, that there are aspects of symmetry which are represented by a generalization of groups called inverse semigroups.