Product Description: A pro-p group is the inverse limit of some system of finite p-groups, that is, of groups of prime-power order where the prime - conventionally denoted p - is fixed. Thus from one point of view, to study a pro-p group is the same as studying an infinite family of finite groups; but a pro-p group is also a compact topological group, and the compactness works its usual magic to bring 'infinite' problems down to manageable proportions...read more

This new book from the author of 'The Music of the Primes' combines a personal insight into the mind of a working mathematician with the story of one of the biggest adventures in mathematics: the search for symmetry.

Product Description: A los niños les enseñan en la escuela que los números primos sólo pueden dividirse por sí mismos y por la unidad. Lo que no les enseñan es que los números primos representan el misterio más fascinante al que nos enfrentamos en nuestra búsqueda del conocimiento...read more