Flavors of Geometry

Flavors of Geometry is a collection of lectures on four geometrically-influenced fields of mathematics that have experienced great development in recent years. It presents chapters by masters in their fields on hyperbolic geometry, dynamics in several complex variables, convex geometry, and volume estimation. Each lecture begins with a discussion of elementary concepts, examines the highlights of the field, and concludes with a look at more advanced material. The style and presentation of the chapters are clear and accessible, and many of the lectures are richly illustrated. The book includes bibiliographies and indexes to encourage further reading. It will be an influential resource for graduate students and advanced undergraduates in mathematics.

List of contents

1. Hyperbolic geometry James W. Cannon; 2. Complex dynamics in several variables John Smillie; 3. Convex geometry I Keith Ball; 4. Convex geometry II Bela Bollobas.

Summary

A volume of lectures on four geometrically-influenced fields of mathematics that have experienced great development in recent years, with chapters by well-known researchers on hyperbolic geometry, dynamics in several complex variables, convex geometry, and Banach space geometry.

Product details

• Authors: Silvio Levy
• Assisted by: Silvio Levy (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.12.2007
• EAN: 9780521629621
• ISBN: 978-0-521-62962-1
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 324 g
• Series: Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Publications; Mathematical Sciences Research
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Geometry