classification of finite simple groups

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New perspectives in symmetry

What is group theory and why is it such an exciting area of maths? Two experts explain.

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An enormous theorem: the classification of finite simple groups

Winner of the general public category. Enormous is the right word: this theorem's proof spans over 10,000 pages in 500 journal articles and no-one today understands all its details. So what does the theorem say? Richard Elwes has a short and sweet introduction.

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