Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Preliminaries; 2. The groups G(m, p, n); 3. Polynomial invariants; 4. Poincaré series and characterisations of reflection groups; 5. Quaternions and the finite subgroups of SU2(C); 6. Finite unitary reflection groups of rank two; 7. Line systems; 8. The Shepherd and Todd classification; 9. The orbit map, harmonic polynomials and semi-invariants; 10. Covariants and related polynomial identities; 11. Eigenspace theory and reflection subquotients; 12. Reflection cosets and twisted invariant theory; A. Some background in commutative algebra; B. Forms over finite fields; C. Applications and further reading; D. Tables; Bibliography; Index of notation; Index.

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A complete and clear account of the classification of unitary reflection groups, which arise naturally in many areas of mathematics.

About the Author

Gustav I. Lehrer is a Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sydney. Donald E. Taylor is an Associate Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sydney.