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Beschreibung
Geometric group theory refers to the study of discrete groups using tools from topology, geometry, dynamics and analysis. The field is evolving very rapidly and the present volume provides an introduction to and overview of various topics which have played critical roles in this evolution.

The book contains lecture notes from courses given at the Park City Math Institute on Geometric Group Theory. The institute consists of a set of intensive short courses offered by leaders in the field, designed to introduce students to exciting, current research in mathematics. These lectures do not duplicate standard courses available elsewhere. The courses begin at an introductory level suitable for graduate students and lead up to currently active topics of research. The articles in this volume include introductions to CAT(0) cube complexes and groups, to modern small cancellation theory, to isometry groups of general CAT(0) spaces, and a discussion of nilpotent genus in the context of mapping class groups and CAT(0) groups. One course surveys quasi-isometric rigidity, others contain an exploration of the geometry of Outer space, of actions of arithmetic groups, lectures on lattices and locally symmetric spaces, on marked length spectra and on expander graphs, Property tau and approximate groups.

This book is a valuable resource for graduate students and researchers interested in geometric group theory.
Geometric group theory refers to the study of discrete groups using tools from topology, geometry, dynamics and analysis. The field is evolving very rapidly and the present volume provides an introduction to and overview of various topics which have played critical roles in this evolution.

The book contains lecture notes from courses given at the Park City Math Institute on Geometric Group Theory. The institute consists of a set of intensive short courses offered by leaders in the field, designed to introduce students to exciting, current research in mathematics. These lectures do not duplicate standard courses available elsewhere. The courses begin at an introductory level suitable for graduate students and lead up to currently active topics of research. The articles in this volume include introductions to CAT(0) cube complexes and groups, to modern small cancellation theory, to isometry groups of general CAT(0) spaces, and a discussion of nilpotent genus in the context of mapping class groups and CAT(0) groups. One course surveys quasi-isometric rigidity, others contain an exploration of the geometry of Outer space, of actions of arithmetic groups, lectures on lattices and locally symmetric spaces, on marked length spectra and on expander graphs, Property tau and approximate groups.

This book is a valuable resource for graduate students and researchers interested in geometric group theory.
Über den Autor
Mladen Bestvina, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

Michah Sageev, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.

Karen Vogtmann, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • CAT(0) cube complexes and groups by M. Sageev
  • Geometric small cancellation by V. Guirardel
  • Lectures on proper CAT(0) spaces and their isometry groups by P.-E. Caprace
  • Lectures on quasi-isometric rigidity by M. Kapovich
  • Geometry of outer space by M. Bestvina
  • Some arithmetic groups that do not act on the circle by D. W. Morris
  • Lectures on lattices and locally symmetric spaces by T. Gelander
  • Lectures on marked length spectrum rigidity by A. Wilkinson
  • Expander graphs, property t and approximate groups by E. Breuillard
  • Cube complexes, subgroups of mapping class groups, and nilpotent genus by M. R. Bridson
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Fachbereich: Arithmetik & Algebra
Genre: Importe, Mathematik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Einband - fest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781470412272
ISBN-10: 1470412276
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Miaden Bestvina
Michah Sageev
Karen Vogtmann
Redaktion: Vogtmann, Karen
Bestvina, Miaden
Sageev, Michah
Hersteller: American Mathematical Society
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 263 x 190 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Karen Vogtmann (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.02.2015
Gewicht: 0,878 kg
Artikel-ID: 128482885

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