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Automorphisms of Surfaces after Nielsen and Thurston

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1988
ISBN
0521349850, 9780521349857
LCC
QA685 .C34 1988
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
674 kB (689852 bytes)
Series
London Mathematical Society Student Texts
Pages
112\109
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book, which grew out of Steven Bleiler's lecture notes from a course given by Andrew Casson at the University of Texas, is designed to serve as an introduction to the applications of hyperbolic geometry to low dimensional topology. In particular it provides a concise exposition of the work of Neilsen and Thurston on the automorphisms of surfaces. The reader requires only an understanding of basic topology and linear algebra, while the early chapters on hyperbolic geometry and geometric structures on surfaces can profitably be read by anyone with a knowledge of standard Euclidean geometry desiring to learn more abour other 'geometric structures'.

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