Group theory is the mathematical study of symmetry and structure, forming one of the cornerstones of modern algebra. Emerging from early investigations into polynomial equations and the permutations ...
Group theory, a cornerstone of modern algebra, provides a framework to explore the structure, symmetry, and internal operations of sets endowed with a binary operation. Central to this discipline is ...
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 2003, a German graduate student named Britta Späth encountered the McKay conjecture, one of the biggest open problems in the ...