The Mathieu Groups are presented in the context of finite geometry and the theory of group amalgams.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The Mathieu group M24 as we knew it -- The amalgam method -- L4(2) in two incarnations and L3(4) -- From L5(2) to the Mathieu amalgam -- M24 as universal completion -- Maximal subgroups -- The 45-representation of M24 -- The held group -- The inevitability of Mathieu groups -- Locally projective graphs and amalgams.
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