Mathematical  Culture and Thought

Mathematical Culture and Thought

On the Representation Theory of Finite Groups

Document Type : Review

Author
School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Tehran, Iran
Abstract
The representation theory of finite groups has important applications in investigating
the structure of abstract finite groups.This theory was developed by Frobenus
more than 100 years ago and later studied by Burnside, Schur, and Brauer. In
this article we try to explain fundamental theorems of this theory and mention a few
applications.
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  • Receive Date 26 May 2022
  • Revise Date 05 October 2022
  • Accept Date 05 October 2022
  • Publish Date 22 June 2023