Groups Acting on Graphs: 17 (Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics, Series Number 17) - Softcover

Dicks, Warren

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521180007 ISBN 13: 9780521180009

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Originally published in 1989, this is an advanced text and research monograph on groups acting on low-dimensional topological spaces, and for the most part the viewpoint is algebraic. Much of the book occurs at the one-dimensional level, where the topology becomes graph theory. Two-dimensional topics include the characterization of Poincare duality groups and accessibility of almost finitely presented groups. The main three-dimensional topics are the equivariant loop and sphere theorems. The prerequisites grow as the book progresses up the dimensions. A familiarity with group theory is sufficient background for at least the first third of the book, while the later chapters occasionally state without proof and then apply various facts which require knowledge of homological algebra and algebraic topology. This book is essential reading for anyone contemplating working in the subject.

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Book Description

This 1989 monograph investigates groups acting on low-dimensional topological spaces, and for the most part the viewpoint is algebraic. A familiarity with group theory is sufficient background for the first third of the book, while the later chapters occasionally state without proof and then apply various facts which require knowledge of homological algebra and algebraic topology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521180007
• ISBN 13: 9780521180009
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 306