Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4589209 Journal of Algebra 2006 15 Pages PDF
Abstract

We consider the limiting behaviour of the character theory of finite groups. More formally, we consider the Grothendieck group X(U) of finitely generated projective modules over the complex group algebra of Hall's universal countable locally finite group U. This group contains a copy of every finite group and two isomorphic finite subgroups are conjugate. We note that X(U) is a commutative ring and describe its structure explicitly.

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