Infinite groups : geometric, combinatorial and dynamical aspects / Laurent Bartholdi ... [and others] editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bartholdi, Laurent, 1973-

Series:

Progress in mathematics (Boston, Mass.) ; v. 248.

Progress in mathematics ; v. 248

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Infinite groups.

Ergodic theory.

Selfadjoint operators.

Differential topology.

Physical Description:

413 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, [2005]

Summary:

This book offers a panorama of recent advances in the theory of infinite groups. It contains survey papers contributed by leading specialists in group theory and other areas of mathematics. Topics addressed in the book include amenable groups, Kaehler groups, automorphism groups of rooted trees, rigidity, $C*$-algebras, random walks on groups, pro-$p$ groups, Burnside groups, parafree groups, Fuchsian groups. The accent is put on strong connections between group theory and other areas of mathematics, such as dynamical systems, geometry, operator algebras, probability theory, and others. This interdisciplinary approach makes the book interesting to a large mathematical audience. The articles are contributed by invited plenary speakers at the International Conference on Group Theory in Gaeta, Italy, in June 2003.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3764374462

3764374470

OCLC:

62408866

Publisher Number:

9783764374464