Robert Arnott Wilson

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Robert Arnott Wilson
NationalityBritish
Alma mater University of Cambridge
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Scientific career
Fields Mathematics
Institutions Queen Mary, University of London
Thesis Maximal Subgroups of Some Finite Simple Groups  (1983)
Doctoral advisor John Horton Conway
Website www.maths.qmul.ac.uk/~raw/

Robert Arnott Wilson (born 1958) is a retired mathematician in London, England, who is best known for his work on classifying the maximal subgroups of finite simple groups and for the work in the Monster group. He is also an accomplished violin, viola and piano player, having played as the principal viola in the Sinfonia of Birmingham. Due to a damaged finger, he now principally plays the kora. [1]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Monster group</span> Sporadic simple group

In the area of abstract algebra known as group theory, the monster group M (also known as the Fischer–Griess monster, or the friendly giant) is the largest sporadic simple group, having order

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baby monster group</span> Sporadic simple group

In the area of modern algebra known as group theory, the baby monster groupB (or, more simply, the baby monster) is a sporadic simple group of order

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sporadic group</span> Finite simple group type not classified as Lie, cyclic or alternating

In the mathematical classification of finite simple groups, there are a number of groups which do not fit into any infinite family. These are called the sporadic simple groups, or the sporadic finite groups, or just the sporadic groups.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Conway group</span>

In the area of modern algebra known as group theory, the Conway groups are the three sporadic simple groups Co1, Co2 and Co3 along with the related finite group Co0 introduced by (Conway 1968, 1969).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Suzuki sporadic group</span> Sporadic simple group

In the area of modern algebra known as group theory, the Suzuki groupSuz or Sz is a sporadic simple group of order

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Higman–Sims group</span> Sporadic simple group

In the area of modern algebra known as group theory, the Higman–Sims group HS is a sporadic simple group of order

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lyons group</span> Sporadic simple group

In the area of modern algebra known as group theory, the Lyons groupLy or Lyons-Sims groupLyS is a sporadic simple group of order

Janko group J<sub>1</sub> Sporadic simple group

In the area of modern algebra known as group theory, the Janko groupJ1 is a sporadic simple group of order

Janko group J<sub>4</sub> Sporadic simple group

In the area of modern algebra known as group theory, the Janko groupJ4 is a sporadic simple group of order

Mathieu group <i>M</i><sub>11</sub> Sporadic simple group

In the area of modern algebra known as group theory, the Mathieu groupM11 is a sporadic simple group of order

Mathieu group M<sub>12</sub> Sporadic simple group

In the area of modern algebra known as group theory, the Mathieu groupM12 is a sporadic simple group of order

<span class="mw-page-title-main">McLaughlin sporadic group</span> Sporadic simple group

In the area of modern algebra known as group theory, the McLaughlin group McL is a sporadic simple group of order

<i>ATLAS of Finite Groups</i> Mathematics book by John Conway

The ATLAS of Finite Groups, often simply known as the ATLAS, is a group theory book by John Horton Conway, Robert Turner Curtis, Simon Phillips Norton, Richard Alan Parker and Robert Arnott Wilson, published in December 1985 by Oxford University Press and reprinted with corrections in 2003 (ISBN 978-0-19-853199-9). The book codified and systematized mathematicians' knowledge about finite groups, including some discoveries that had only been known within Conway's group at Cambridge University. Over the years since its publication, it has proved to be a landmark work of mathematical exposition.

Fischer group Fi<sub>24</sub> Sporadic simple group

In the area of modern algebra known as group theory, the Fischer groupFi24 or F24 or F3+ is a sporadic simple group of order

Fischer group Fi<sub>23</sub> Sporadic simple group

In the area of modern algebra known as group theory, the Fischer groupFi23 is a sporadic simple group of order

Fischer group Fi<sub>22</sub> Sporadic simple group

In the area of modern algebra known as group theory, the Fischer groupFi22 is a sporadic simple group of order

Conway group Co<sub>2</sub> Sporadic simple group

In the area of modern algebra known as group theory, the Conway groupCo2 is a sporadic simple group of order

Conway group Co<sub>3</sub> Sporadic simple group

In the area of modern algebra known as group theory, the Conway group is a sporadic simple group of order

Conway group Co<sub>1</sub> Sporadic simple group

In the area of modern algebra known as group theory, the Conway groupCo1 is a sporadic simple group of order

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