Böcker av Jonathan D. H. Smith

Shows how representation theories for groups are capable of extending to general quasigroups. This book presents the fundamentals of quasigroup and loop theory, covering special classes, the combinatorial multiplication group, universal stabilizers, and quasigroup analogues of abelian groups.

Advanced algebra in the service of contemporary mathematical research-- a unique introduction. This volume takes an altogether new approach to advanced algebra. Its intriguing title, inspired by the term postmodernism, denotes a departure from van der Waerden's Modern Algebra--a book that has dominated the field for nearly seventy years.