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This is a two-volume set of papers by William Burnside, one of the three most important algebraists of the 20th century. Burnside was involved in the transformation of group theory from its nineteenth-century origins to a deep twentieth-century subject, and his papers are organized chronologically and with a detailed bibliography. The set includes a foreword by Walter Feit, and introductory essays to provide a commentary on Burnside's work and set it in perspective along with a modern biography that draws on archive material.
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.
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