Steinberg group
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In mathematics
, Steinberg group means either of two distinct, though related, constructions of the mathematician Robert Steinberg
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, Steinberg group means either of two distinct, though related, constructions of the mathematician Robert Steinberg
Robert Steinberg
Robert Steinberg is a mathematician at the University of California, Los Angeles who invented the Steinberg representation, the Steinberg group in algebraic K-theory, and the Steinberg groups in Lie theory that yield finite simple groups over finite fields. He received his Ph.D...
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- Steinberg group (K-theory) St(A) in algebraic K-theory.
- Steinberg group (Lie theory) is a 'twisted' group of Lie type.