Metric Spaces of Non-Positive Curvature (Hardcover, 1st ed. 1999. Corr. 2nd printing 2009)

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.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften, 319
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	October 2011
Authors:	Martin R. Bridson • Andre Hafliger
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 44mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	643
Edition:	1st ed. 1999. Corr. 2nd printing 2009
ISBN-13:	978-3-540-64324-1
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Probability & statistics Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Algebra > Groups & group theory Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Geometry > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Topology > General
LSN:	3-540-64324-9
Barcode:	9783540643241

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