51 KAM Mathematical Colloquium

Prof. Michael Aschbacher

California Institute of Technology

FINITE SIMPLE GROUPS


May 24, 2004
10:30 AM
Lecture hall S6

Abstract

We begin with a brief explanation of why simple groups are important in finite group theory. Then we describe the simple groups, discuss some properties of these groups needed to effectively make use of the classification of the finite simple groups, and give some indication of how to establish such properties.