A Sampling of Remarkable Groups Thompson's, Self-similar, Lamplighter, and Baumslag-Solitar /

• Main Authors: Bonanome, Marianna C. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Dean, Margaret H. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Putnam Dean, Judith (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Compact Textbooks in Mathematics,
• Subjects: Group theory.; Group Theory and Generalizations.

This textbook offers students with a basic understanding of group theory a preview of several interesting groups they would not typically encounter until later in their academic careers. By presenting these advanced concepts at this stage, they will gain a deeper understanding of the subject and be...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• Preliminaries
• Thompsons Group F
• The Lamplighter Group
• Braid Groups
• Baumslag-Solitar Groups
• Automatic Groups
• Conclusion
• Bibliography. .