Now available in paperback--the standard introduction to the theory of simple groups of Lie type. In 1955, Chevalley showed how to construct analogues of the co

An up-to-date and self-contained introduction based on a graduate course taught at the University of Paris.

Originating from a summer school taught by the authors, this concise treatment includes many of the main results in the area. An introductory chapter describes

Examines the internal structure of the finite simple groups of Lie type, the finite alternating groups, and 26 sporadic finite simple groups, as well as their a

A comprehensive treatment of the representation theory of finite groups of Lie type over a field of the defining prime characteristic.