The elementary theory of groups : a guide through the proofs of the Tarski conjectures / Benjamin Fine [and five others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fine, Benjamin, Author.

Fine, Benjamin, 1948- author.

Series:

De Gruyter expositions in mathematics ; Volume 60.

De Gruyter Expositions in Mathematics, 0938-6572 ; Volume 60

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tarski, Alfred, 1901-1983.

Tarski, Alfred.

Geometry, Algebraic.

Combinatorial analysis.

Proof theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, [Germany] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : De Gruyter, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

After being an open question for sixty years the Tarski conjecture was answered in the affirmative by Olga Kharlampovich and Alexei Myasnikov and independently by Zlil Sela. Both proofs involve long and complicated applications of algebraic geometry over free groups as well as an extension of methods to solve equations in free groups originally developed by Razborov. This book is an examination of the material on the general elementary theory of groups that is necessary to begin to understand the proofs. This material includes a complete exposition of the theory of fully residually free groups or limit groups as well a complete description of the algebraic geometry of free groups. Also included are introductory material on combinatorial and geometric group theory and first-order logic. There is then a short outline of the proof of the Tarski conjectures in the manner of Kharlampovich and Myasnikov.

Contents:

Front matter

Preface

Contents

1 Group theory and logic: introduction

2 Combinatorial group theory

3 Geometric group theory

4 First order languages and model theory

5 The Tarski problems

6 Fully residually free groups I

7 Fully residually free groups II

8 Algebraic geometry over groups

9 The solution of the Tarski problems

10 On elementary free groups and extensions

11 Discriminating and square like groups

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783110382570

3110382571

9783110342031

3110342030

OCLC:

894739867