On the essential dimension of a finite group

Compositio Mathematica

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 159-179

  Buhler, J ^a   Reichstein, Z ^b  

^a REED COLLEGE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Field extensions; Galois theory; Generic polynomials; Group actions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011969568     PISSN: 0010437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1000144403695     Document Type: Article

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