Self-Similar Groups (Hardcover, illustrated Edition)

Self-similar groups (groups generated by automata) initially appeared as examples of groups that are easy to define but have exotic properties like nontrivial torsion, intermediate growth, etc. This book studies the self-similarity phenomenon in group theory and shows its intimate relationship with dynamical systems and more classical self-similar structures, such as fractals, Julia sets, and self-affine tilings. This connection is established through the central topics of the book, which are the notions of the iterated monodromy group and limit space.A wide variety of examples and different applications of self-similar groups to dynamical systems and vice versa are discussed. In particular, it is shown that Julia sets can be reconstructed from the respective iterated monodromy groups and that groups with exotic properties can appear not just as isolated examples, but as naturally defined iterated monodromy groups of rational functions. The book offers important, new mathematics that will open new avenues of research in group theory and dynamical systems. It is intended to be accessible to a wide readership of professional mathematicians.

General

Imprint:	American Mathematical Society
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Mathematical Surveys and Monographs
Release date:	August 2005
Authors:	Volodymyr Nekrashevych
Dimensions:	262 x 184 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	231
Edition:	illustrated Edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8218-3831-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8218-3831-8
Barcode:	9780821838310

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