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Geometric and cohomological methods in group theory

By Martin R. Bridson , Peter H. Kropholler , Ian J. Leary

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
052175724X, 9780521757249
LCC
QA183 .G43 2009
Google Books ID
mRxjPgAACAAJ
Open Library ID
OL24385136M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2561275 bytes)
Series
London Mathematical Society, Lecture Notes volume 358
Edition
1
Pages
332\332
Library
Kolxo3
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

Geometric group theory is a vibrant subject at the heart of modern mathematics. It is currently enjoying a period of rapid growth and great influence marked by a deepening of its fertile interactions with logic, analysis and large-scale geometry, and striking progress has been made on classical problems at the heart of cohomological group theory. This volume provides the reader with a tour through a selection of the most important trends in the field, including limit groups, quasi-isometric rigidity, non-positive curvature in group theory, and L2-methods in geometry, topology and group theory. Major survey articles exploring recent developments in the field are supported by shorter research papers, which are written in a style that readers approaching the field for the first time will find inviting.

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