Flavors of geometry

Author(s)

• Levy, Silvio

Bibliographic Information

Flavors of geometry

edited by Silvio Levy

（Mathematical Sciences Research Institute publications, 31）

Cambridge University Press, 1997

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

Includes index

"This book is based on introductory lecture series that took place at MSRI in 1995 and 1996"--Pref

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Flavors of Geometry is a volume of lectures on four geometrically-influenced fields of mathematics that have experienced great development in recent years. Growing out of a series of introductory lectures given at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in January 1995 and January 1996, the book presents chapters by masters in their respective fields on hyperbolic geometry, dynamics in several complex variables, convex geometry, and volume estimation. Each lecture begins with a discussion of elementary concepts, examines the highlights of the field, and concludes with a look at more advanced material. The style and presentation of the chapters are clear and accessible, and most of the lectures are richly illustrated. Bibiliographies and indexes are included to encourage further reading on the topics discussed.

Table of Contents

• 1. Hyperbolic geometry James W. Cannon
• 2. Complex dynamics in several variables John Smillie
• 3. Convex geometry I Keith Ball
• 4. Convex geometry II Bela Bollobas.

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Details

• NCID: BA33038829
• ISBN:
  • 0521620481
  • 0521629624
• LCCN: 97213171
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cambridge
• Pages/Volumes: ix, 194 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Convex geometry
  • LCSH : Geometry, Hyperbolic
  • LCSH : Differentiable dynamical systems
  • LCSH : Functions of several complex variables
  • LCSH : Convex bodies
  • LCSH : Random walks (Mathematics)
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00044859