The theory of table algebras was introduced in 1991 by Z. Arad and H.Blau in order to treat, in a uniform way, products of conjugacy classes and irreducible characters of finite groups. Today, table algebra theory is a well-established branch of modern algebra with various applications, including the representation theory of finite groups, algebraic combinatorics and fusion rules algebras.
This book presents the latest developments in this area. Its main goal is to give a classification of the Normalized Integral Table Algebras (Fusion Rings) generated by a faithful non-real element of degree 3. Divided into 4 parts, the first gives an outline of the classification approach, while remaining parts separately treat special cases that appear during classification. A particularly unique contribution to the field, can be found in part four, whereby a number of the algebras are linked to the polynomial irreducible representations of the group SL3(C).
This book will be of interest to research mathematicians and PhD students working in table algebras, group representation theory, algebraic combinatorics and integral fusion rule algebras.
From the reviews:
"In the book under review the authors' aim is to classify normalized integral table algebras generated by a faithful non-real element of degree 3. To do this several cases appear and the authors examine each case carefully to prove the existence of the table algebra in question. ? is well organized and will be beneficial to many researchers of finite group theory." (Mohammad-Reza Darafsheh, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2012 f)
