Series: Publications of the Scuola Normale Superiore
2009, 170 p., Softcover
ISBN: 978-88-7642-345-1
The classical theory of braids is deeply connected with the theory of reflection groups and there are many relations between Artin groups and Coxeter groups. It turns out that the classifying spaces of Artin groups of finite type are affine varieties, the complement of the singularities associated to Coxeter groups.
In order to study the topology of the Milnor fiber of these non-isolated singularities together with the monodromy action it is useful to compute the cohomology of the Artin groups with coefficients in an abelian representation.
In this book a description of this cohomology for Artin groups of type A and B and for affine Artin groups of the same type is given.
PhD students, researchers and experts in group cohomology or braid groups
1. Coxeter groups and arrangement.- 2. Group cohomology and local systems.- 3. Topology of arrangements.- 4. The integral homology of the Milnor fiber for Artin groups of type A.- 5. The integral homology of the Milnor fiber for Artin groups of type B.- 6. Affine arrangements of type A.- 7. Affine arrangements of type B.
Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics
1st ed. 2001. 2nd. printing, 2009, XXVII, 467 p. 78 illus., Softcover
ISBN: 978-0-8176-4912-8
Due: September 2009
Includes beautiful illustrations, a rich set of examples of key concepts, and numerous exercises
Contains an extensive bibliography and index that are complemented by a glossary of terms
Presents the first complete proof of the generic case of Thurston’s hyperbolization theorem
This classic book 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 Thurston’s hyperbolization theorem, one of the central results of 3-dimensional topology that has completely changed the landscape of the field. The book contains a number of open problems and conjectures related to the hyperbolization theorem as well as rich discussions on related topics including geometric structures on 3-manifolds, higher dimensional negatively curved manifolds, and hyperbolic groups.
Featuring beautiful illustrations, a rich set of examples, numerous exercises, and an extensive bibliography and index, Hyperbolic Manifolds and Discrete Groups continues to serve as an ideal graduate text and comprehensive reference.
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.
Series: Operator Theory: Advances and Applications , Vol. 196
2009, Approx. 360 p., Hardcover
ISBN: 978-3-0346-0170-2
The purpose of this book is to give a comprehensive exposition of the theory of boundary integral equations for single and double layer potentials on curves with exterior and interior cusps. The theory was developed by the authors during the last twenty years and the present volume is based on their results.
The first three chapters are devoted to harmonic potentials, and in the final chapter elastic potentials are treated. Theorems on solvability in various function spaces and asymptotic representations for solutions near the cusps are obtained. Kernels and cokernels of the integral operators are explicitly described. The method is based on a study of auxiliary boundary value problems which is of interest in itself.
Postgraduates and researchers in integral equations, pde and operator theory
1 Lp -theory of boundary integral equations on a contour with peak.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Continuity of boundary integral operators.- 1.3 Dirichlet and Neumann problems for a domain with peak.- 1.4 Integral equations of the Dirichlet and Neumann problems.- 1.5 Direct method of integral equations of the Neumann and Dirichlet problems.- 2 Boundary integral equations in Holder spaces on a contour with peak.- 2.1 Weighted Holder spaces.- 2.2 Boundedness of integral operators.- 2.3 Dirichlet and Neumann problems in a strip.- 2.4 Boundary integral equations of the Dirichlet and Neumann problems in domains with outward peak.- 2.5 Boundary integral equations of the Dirichlet and Neumann problems in domains with inward peak.- 2.6 Integral equation of the first kind on a contour with peak.- 2.7 Appendices.- 3 Asymptotic formulae for solutions of boundary integral equations near peaks.- 3.1 Preliminary facts.- 3.2 The Dirichlet and Neumann problems for domains with peaks.- 3.3 Integral equations of the Dirichlet problem.- 3.4 Integral equations of the Neumann problem.- 3.5 Appendices.- 4 Integral equations of plane elasticity in domains with peak.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Boundary value problems of elasticity.- 4.3 Integral equations on a contour with inward peak.- 4.4 Integral equations on a contour with outward peak.- Bibliography.
2009, Approx. 280 p., Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-4419-0915-2
Due: October 2009
The topics of special H-function and fractional calculus are currently undergoing rapid changes both in theory and application. Taking into account the latest research results, the authors delve into these topics as they relate to applications to problems in statistics, physics, and engineering, particularly in condensed matter physics, plasma physics, and astrophysics.
The book sets forth the definitions, contours, existence conditions, and particular cases for the H-function, then explores the properties and relationships among the Laplace, Fourier, Hankel, and other transforms. From here, the H-functions are utilized for applications in statistical distribution theory, structures of random variables, generalized distributions, Mathai’s pathway models, and versatile integrals. Functions of matrix argument are introduced with a focus on real-valued scalar functions when the matrices are real or Hermitian positive-definite. The text concludes with important recent applications to physical problems in reaction, diffusion, reaction-diffusion theory and statistics, and superstatistics. Generalized entropies as well as applications in astrophysics are dealt with.
Over the last few years, material in this book has been added to various courses and developed to meet the needs of scholars at the PhD level. All exercises in the book have been used to probe the knowledge and ability of mathematics, statistics, and physics to students and researchers.
On The H-Function with Applications.- H-Function in Science and Engineering.- Fractional Calculus.- Applications in Statistics.- Functions of Matrix Argument.- Applications in Astrophysics Problems.- Glossary.- Author Index.- Subject Index.