Translation Planes (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980)

Wir unterhielten uns einmal dariiber, daB man sich in einer fremden Sprache nur unfrei ausdriicken kann und im Zweifelsfall lieber das sagt, was man richtig und einwandfrei zu sagen hofft, als das, was man eigentlich sagen will. Molnar nickte bestatigend: "Es ist sehr traurig," resiimierte er. "Ich habe oft mitten im Satz meine Weltanschauung andem miissen . . . " Friedrich Torberg, Die Tante Jolesch The last two decades have witnessed great progress in the theory of translation planes. Being interested in, and having worked a little on this subject, I felt the need to clarify for myself what had been happening in this area of mathematics. Thus I lectured about it for several semesters and, at the same time, I wrote what is now this book. It is my very personal view of the story, which means that I selected mainly those topics I had touched upon in my own investigations. Thus finite translation planes are the main the of the book. Infinite translation planes, however, are not completely disregarded. As all theory aims at the mastering of the examples, these play a central role in this book. I believe that this fact will be welcomed by many people. However, it is not a beginner's book of geometry. It presupposes consider able knowledge of projective planes and algebra, especially group theory. The books by Gorenstein, Hughes and Piper, Huppert, Passman, and Pickert mentioned in the bibliography will help to fill any gaps the reader may have."

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	1980
Authors:	H. Luneburg
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	278
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-67414-3
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Geometry > General Promotions
LSN:	3-642-67414-3
Barcode:	9783642674143

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