TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meier,John
TI  - Groups, graphs and trees: an introduction to the geometry of infinite groups 
T2  - London Mathematical Society student texts
SN  - 9780511424427
AV  - QA178 .M45 2008eb
U1  - 512/.2 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Cambridge, UK, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Infinite groups
KW  - Groupes infinis
KW  - MATHEMATICS
KW  - Group Theory
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Unendliche Gruppe
KW  - gnd
KW  - Geometrische Gruppentheorie
KW  - Electronic book
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-229) and index; Preface -- Cayley's theorems -- Groups generated by reflections -- Groups acting on trees -- Baumslag-Solitar groups -- Words and Dehn's word problem -- A finitely-generated, infinite, Torsion group -- Regular languages and normal forms -- The Lamplighter group -- The geometry of infinite groups -- Thompson's group -- The large-scale geometry of groups
N2  - Presenting groups in a formal, abstract algebraic manner is both useful and powerful, yet it avoids a fascinating geometric perspective on group theory - which is also useful and powerful, particularly in the study of infinite groups. This book presents the modern, geometric approach to group theory, in an accessible and engaging approach to the subject. Topics include group actions, the construction of Cayley graphs, and connections to formal language theory and geometry. Theorems are balanced by specific examples such as Baumslag-Solitar groups, the Lamplighter group and Thompson's group. Only exposure to undergraduate-level abstract algebra is presumed, and from that base the core techniques and theorems are developed and recent research is explored. Exercises and figures throughout the text encourage the development of geometric intuition. Ideal for advanced undergraduates looking to deepen their understanding of groups, this book will also be of interest to graduate students and researchers as a gentle introduction to geometric group theory
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