New PDF release: The Gelfand Mathematical Seminars, 1990–1992

This Seminar begun in Moscow in November 1943 and has persisted with out interruption as much as the current. we're satisfied that with this vol­ ume, Birkhiiuser has began to submit papers of talks from the Seminar. It used to be, regrettably, tough to arrange their ebook prior to 1990. due to the fact that 1990, many of the talks have taken position at Rutgers college in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Parallel seminars have been additionally held in Moscow, and through July, 1992, at IRES in Bures-sur-Yvette, France. audio system have been invited to post papers of their personal variety, and to difficult on what they mentioned within the Seminar. we are hoping that readers will locate the range of types attractive, and realize that to a point this displays the variety of types in a mathematical society. The vital goal used to be to have fascinating talks, no matter if the subject was once now not particularly well known on the time. The papers indexed within the desk of Contents mirror many of the wealthy number of principles provided within the Seminar. now not the entire audio system post­ ted papers. one of the fascinating talks that inspired the seminar in a huge means, allow us to point out, for instance, that of R. Langlands on consistent with­ colation conception and people of J. Conway and J. McKay on sporadic teams. furthermore, there have been many extemporaneous talks in addition to brief discus­ sions.