Geometric and Cohomological Methods in Group Theory (London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, Vol. 358) - Softcover

Book 303 of 387: London Mathematical Society Lecture Notes
 
9780521757249: Geometric and Cohomological Methods in Group Theory (London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, Vol. 358)
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ISBN 10: 052175724X ISBN 13: 9780521757249
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

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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About the Authors

Martin R. Bridson is the Whitehead Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University of Oxford. In 2006 he was awarded the Royal Society's Wolfson Research Merit Award.

Peter H. Kropholler is Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University of Glasgow.

Ian J. Leary is Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Ohio State University.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
052175724X
ISBN 13 
9780521757249
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
330
Editor
Bridson Martin R., Kropholler Peter H., Leary Ian J.