Metric Spaces of Non-Positive Curvature

AvMartin R. Bridson,André Häfliger

Inbunden, Engelska, 1999

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This book describes the global properties of simply-connected spaces that are non-positively curved in the sense of A. D. Alexandrov, and the structure of groups which act on such spaces by isometries. The theory of these objects is developed in a manner accessible to anyone familiar with the rudiments of topology and group theory: non-trivial theorems are proved by concatenating elementary geometric arguments, and many examples are given. Part I is an introduction to the geometry of geodesic spaces. In Part II the basic theory of spaces with upper curvature bounds is developed. More specialized topics, such as complexes of groups, are covered in Part III. The book is divided into three parts, each part is divided into chapters and the chapters have various subheadings. The chapters in Part III are longer and for ease of reference are divided into numbered sections.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-10-15
Mått:155 x 235 x 44 mm
Vikt:1 114 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften
Antal sidor:643
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783540643241

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Matematisk statistik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Topologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Matematik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Recensioner i media

"This book is beautifully and clearly written and contains many illustrations and examples but also many deep results. It is my opinion that this book will become a standard work in mathematical literature and will be used by many people, from undergraduates to specialists." K. Dekimpe in "Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde", June 2001 "In conclusion, it can be said that the book is an indispensable reference and a very useful tool for graduate students who want to learn this theory as well as for researchers working in the subject. The exposition is clear, the proofs are complete, and some of the advanced results that are discussed are original. Every section of the book contains interesting historical remarks and comments." A. Papadopoulos in "Zentralblatt fur Mathematik und ihre Grenzgebiete", 2002

Innehållsförteckning

I. Geodesic Metric Spaces.- 1. Basic Concepts.- 2. The Model Spaces M?n.- 3. Length Spaces.- 4. Normed Spaces.- 5. Some Basic Constructions.- 6. More on the Geometry of M?n.- 7. M?-Polyhedral Complexes.- 8. Group Actions and Quasi-Isometries.- II. CAT(?) Spaces.- 1. Definitions and Characterizations of CAT(?) Spaces.- 2. Convexity and Its Consequences.- 3. Angles, Limits, Cones and Joins.- 4. The Cartan-Hadamard Theorem.- 5. M?-Polyhedral Complexes of Bounded Curvature.- 6. Isometries of CAT(0) Spaces.- 7. The Flat Torus Theorem.- 8. The Boundary at Infinity of a CAT(0) Space.- 9. The Tits Metric and Visibility Spaces.- 10. Symmetric Spaces.- 11. Gluing Constructions.- 12. Simple Complexes of Groups.- III. Aspects of the Geometry of Group Actions.- H. ?-Hyperbolic Spaces.- ?. Non-Positive Curvature and Group Theory.- C. Complexes of Groups.- G. Groupoids of local Isometries.- References.