On a theorem of Jordan

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JSJean-Pierre Serre
Jean-Pierre Serre

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17 July 2003

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Published by American Mathematical Society (AMS) in Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

Vol. 40 (4) , 429-440
DOI:10.1090/s0273-0979-03-00992-3

Abstract

The theorem of Jordan which I want to discuss here dates from 1872. It is an elementary result on finite groups of permutations. I shall first present its translations in Number Theory and Topology.

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