Automorphisms and Derivations of Associative Rings

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The theory of automorphisms and derivations of associative rings is a direct descendant of the development of classical Galois theory. This volume presents an overview of the methods and results of that theory. It also discusses non-commutative invariants of linear groups; theorems of finite groups acting on modular lattices; and more.~t moi, ...* si favait su comment en revenir. One sel'Yice mathematics has rendered the je n'y serais point aile.' human race. It has put common sense back Jules Verne where it belongs, on the topmost shelf next to the dusty canister labelled 'discarded non- The series is divergent; therefore we may be sense', able to do something with it. Eric T. Bell O. Heaviside Mathematics is a tool for thought. A highly necessary tool in a world where both feedback and non- linearities abound. Similarly, all kinds of parts of mathematics serve as tools for other parts and for other sciences. Applying a simple rewriting rule to the quote on the right above one finds such statements as: 'One service topology has rendered mathematical physics ...'; 'One service logic has rendered com- puter science ...'; 'One service category theory has rendered mathematics ...'. All arguably true. And all statements obtainable this way form part of the raison d 'e\re of this series.