Topology and combinatorial group theory
Subtitle: proceedings of the Fall Foliage Topology Seminars held in New Hampshire, 1986-1988
By: P. Latiolais (ed.).
Contributors: Latiolais, P.
Series: Lecture notes in mathematics ;; 1440; Lecture notes in mathematics (Springer-Verlag) ;; 1440.
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
Subjects: Topology -- Congresses.; Algebraic topology -- Congresses.; Combinatorial group theory -- Congresses.
Description: This book demonstrates the lively interaction between algebraic topology, very low dimensional topology and combinatorial group theory. Many of the ideas presented are still in their infancy, and it is hoped that the work here will spur others to new and exciting developments. Among the many techniques disussed are the use of obstruction groups to distinguish certain exact sequences and several graph theoretic techniques with applications to the theory of groups.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.