Geometric and Cohomological Group Theory

Surveys the state of the art in geometric and cohomological group theory. Ideal entry point for young researchers.

Sommario

Preface Peter H. Kropholler, Ian J. Leary, Conchita Martínez-Pérez and Brita E. A. Nucinkis; Obstructions for subgroups of Thompson's group V José Burillo, Sean Cleary and Claas E. Röver; Groups of homological dimension one Ioannis Emmanouil; Braided diagram groups and local similarity groups Daniel S. Farley and Bruce Hughes; On Thompson's group T and algebraic K-theory Ross Geoghegan and Marco Varisco; Special cube complexes Robert Kropholler; A hyperbolic group with a finitely presented subgroup that is not of type FP3 Yash Lodha; The structure of euclidean Artin groups Jon McCammond; Finitely presented groups associated with expanding maps Volodymyr Nekrashevych; On characteristic modules of groups Olympia Talelli; Controlled algebra for simplicial rings and algebraic K-theory Mark Ullmann.

Riassunto

This volume summarizes exciting recent developments in geometric and cohomological group theory. It contains research articles and surveys that demonstrate connections with topology, analysis, algebra and logic. The book is an excellent entry point for new researchers and a useful reference work for experts.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: EDITED BY PETER KROP, Peter (University of Southampton) Lear Kropholler, Peter H. Kropholler, Peter H. (University of Southampton) L Kropholler
• Con la collaborazione di: Peter Kropholler (Editore), Peter (University of Southampton) Kropholler (Editore), Peter H. Kropholler (Editore), Ian Leary (Editore), Ian (University of Southampton) Leary (Editore), Ian J. Leary (Editore), Conchita Martinez-Perez (Editore), Conchita (Universidad de Zaragoza) Martinez-Perez (Editore), Conchita Martínez-Pérez (Editore), Brita (Royal Holloway Nucinkis (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781316623220
• ISBN: 978-1-316-62322-0
• Pagine: 276
• Serie: London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series; London Mathematical Society Le; London Mathematical Society Le
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Matematica > Teoria delle probabilità, stocastica, statistica matematica