Finite groups of low essential dimension

Informally, essential dimension is the minimal number of parameters required to define an algebraic object. This invariant has numerous connections to Galois cohomology, linear algebraic groups and birational geometry. In particular, the essential dimension of finite groups has connections to the...

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Main Author: Duncan, Alexander Rhys
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/35116

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