Geometric and Cohomological Methods in Group Theory
, by Edited by Martin R. Bridson , Peter H. Kropholler , Ian J. LearyNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780521757249 | 052175724X
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 12/7/2009
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.