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1 - Finite group schemes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2024

By
Michel Brion
Edited by
C. M. Campbell ,
M. R. Quick ,
E. F. Robertson ,
C. M. Roney-Dougal  and
D. I. Stewart
C. M. Campbell
Affiliation:
University of St Andrews, Scotland
M. R. Quick
Affiliation:
University of St Andrews, Scotland
E. F. Robertson
Affiliation:
University of St Andrews, Scotland
C. M. Roney-Dougal
Affiliation:
University of St Andrews, Scotland
D. I. Stewart
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
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Summary

These extended notes give an introduction to the theory of finite group schemes over an algebraically closed field, with minimal prerequisites. They conclude with a brief survey of the inverse Galois problem for automorphism group schemes.

Keywords

group schemeinverse Galois problem
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Groups St Andrews 2022 in Newcastle , pp. 1 - 52
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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