Algebra VII
Subtitle: Combinatorial Group Theory. Applications to Geometry (Encyclopaedia of Mathematical Sciences)
Contributors: D.J. Collins (Contributor); R.I. Grigorchuk (Contributor); P.F. Kurchanov (Contributor); H. Zieschang (Contributor); A.N. Parshin (Editor); I.R. Shafarevich (Editor); P.M. Cohn (Translator)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: September 10, 1993
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9783540547006
Subjects: Algebraic topology; Combinatorics & graph theory; Groups & group theory; Combinatorial group theory; Mathematics; Group Theory; Geometric group theory; Geometry - General; Topology - General; 3-manifolds; Mathematics / Group Theory; theory of surfaces
First sentence: Combinatorial group theory has its roots in topology and in particular in the theory of the fundamental group.