The Collected Papers of William Burnside

by William Burnside, Peter M. Neumann (Editor), A. J. S. Mann (Editor)

William Burnside was one of the three most important algebraists who were involved in the transformation of group theory from its nineteenth-century origins to a deep twentieth-century subject. Building on work of earlier mathematicians, they were able to develop sophisticated tools for solving difficult problems. All of Burnside's papers are reproduced here, organized chronologically and with a detailed bibliography. Walter Feit has contributed a foreword, and a collection of introductory essays are included to provide a commentary on Burnside's work and set it in perspective along with a modern biography that draws on archive material.

1616 pages, Hardcover

First published November 18, 2004

About the author

English mathematician. He is known mostly as an early contributor to the theory of finite groups.