The first of two volumes, this text offers results that are used in the proof of the main theoremthat lies behind quasithin groups, an class of finite simple gr

In around 1980, G. Mason announced the classification of a subclass of an important class of finite simple groups known as 'quasithin groups'. In the main theor

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

This volume contains articles by 20 leading workers in the field of algebraic groups and related finite groups. Articles on representation theory are written by