Description
Written by an algebraic topologist motivated by his own desire to learn, this well-written book represents the compilation of the most essential and interesting results and methods in the theory of polynomial invariants of finite groups. From the table of contents: – Invariants and Relative Invariants – Finite Generation of Invariants – Construction of Invariants – Poincare Series – Dimension Theoretic Properties of Rings of Invariants – Homological Properties of Invariants – Groups Generated by Reflections – Modular Invariants – Polynomial Tensor Exterior Algebras – Invariant Theory and Algebraic Topology – The Steenrod Algebra and Modular Invariant Theory
