Hyperbolic manifolds and discrete groups

Author(s)

• Kapovich, Michael

Bibliographic Information

Hyperbolic manifolds and discrete groups

Michael Kapovich

（Progress in mathematics, v. 183）

Birkhäuser, c2001

• : us
• : sz

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [433]-460) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: us ISBN 9780817639044

Description

Hyperbolic Manifolds and Discrete Groups is at the crossroads of several branches of mathematics: hyperbolic geometry, discrete groups, 3-dimensional topology, geometric group theory, and complex analysis. The main focus throughout the text is on the "Big Monster," i.e., on Thurston's hyperbolization theorem, which has not only completely changes the landscape of 3-dimensinal topology and Kleinian group theory but is one of the central results of 3-dimensional topology. The book is fairly self-contained, replete with beautiful illustrations, a rich set of examples of key concepts, numerous exercises, and an extensive bibliography and index. It should serve as an ideal graduate course/seminar text or as a comprehensive reference.

Table of Contents

Preface.-Three-dimensional Topology.-Thurston Norm.-Geometry of the Hyperbolic Space.-Kleinian Groups.-Teichmuller Theory of Riemann Surfaces.-Introduction to the Orbifold Theory.-Complex Projective Structures.-Sociology of Kleinian Groups.-Ultralimits of Metric Spaces.-Introduction to Group Actions on Trees.-Laminations, Foliations and Trees.-Rips Theory.-Brooks' Theorem and Circle Packings.-Pleated Surfaces and Ends of Hyperbolic Manifolds.-Outline of the Proof of the Hyperbolization Theorem.-Reduction to The Bounded Image Theorem.-The Bounded Image Theorem.- Hyperbolization of Fibrations.-The Orbifold Trick.-Beyond the Hyperbolization Theorem References.-Index.

Volume

: sz ISBN 9783764339043

Description

This work is at the crossroads of several branches of mathematics, including hyperbolic geometry, geometric group theory and complex analysis. The main focus is on Thurston's Hyperbolization Theorem, which has changed the landscape of 3-dimensional topology and Kleinian group theory.

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Details

• NCID: BA49871397
• ISBN:
  • 0817639047
  • 3764339047
• LCCN: 00044529
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Boston ; Basel
• Pages/Volumes: xxv, 467 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QA685
  • DC21 : 516.9
  • NDC9 : 414.8
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Hyperbolic spaces
  • LCSH : Discrete groups
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00018010