Coarse Geometry of Topological Groups

Coarse Geometry of Topological Groups
Author: Christian Rosendal
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2021-12-16
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 110884247X

Provides a general framework for doing geometric group theory for non-locally-compact topological groups arising in mathematical practice.

A Course on Topological Groups

A Course on Topological Groups
Author: Komaravolu Chandrasekharan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Topological groups
ISBN: 9789380250205

Contains the author's notes for a course that he taught at ETH, Zurich. The aim is to lead the reader to a proof of the Peter-Weyl theorem, the basic theorem in the representation theory of compact topological groups. The topological, analytical, and algebraic groundwork needed for the proof is provided as part of the course.

Topological Groups and Related Structures, An Introduction to Topological Algebra.

Topological Groups and Related Structures, An Introduction to Topological Algebra.
Author: Alexander Arhangel’skii
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 794
Release: 2008-05-01
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 949121635X

Algebraandtopology,thetwofundamentaldomainsofmathematics,playcomplem- tary roles. Topology studies continuity and convergence and provides a general framework to study the concept of a limit. Much of topology is devoted to handling in?nite sets and in?nity itself; the methods developed are qualitative and, in a certain sense, irrational. - gebra studies all kinds of operations and provides a basis for algorithms and calculations. Very often, the methods here are ?nitistic in nature. Because of this difference in nature, algebra and topology have a strong tendency to develop independently, not in direct contact with each other. However, in applications, in higher level domains of mathematics, such as functional analysis, dynamical systems, representation theory, and others, topology and algebra come in contact most naturally. Many of the most important objects of mathematics represent a blend of algebraic and of topologicalstructures. Topologicalfunctionspacesandlineartopologicalspacesingeneral, topological groups and topological ?elds, transformation groups, topological lattices are objects of this kind. Very often an algebraic structure and a topology come naturally together; this is the case when they are both determined by the nature of the elements of the set considered (a group of transformations is a typical example). The rules that describe the relationship between a topology and an algebraic operation are almost always transparentandnatural—theoperationhastobecontinuous,jointlyorseparately.

Topological Methods in Group Theory

Topological Methods in Group Theory
Author: Ross Geoghegan
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 473
Release: 2007-12-17
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0387746110

This book is about the interplay between algebraic topology and the theory of infinite discrete groups. It is a hugely important contribution to the field of topological and geometric group theory, and is bound to become a standard reference in the field. To keep the length reasonable and the focus clear, the author assumes the reader knows or can easily learn the necessary algebra, but wants to see the topology done in detail. The central subject of the book is the theory of ends. Here the author adopts a new algebraic approach which is geometric in spirit.

A Course in Topological Combinatorics

A Course in Topological Combinatorics
Author: Mark de Longueville
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2013
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1441979093

This undergraduate textbook in topological combinatorics covers such topics as fair division, graph coloring problems, evasiveness of graph properties, and embedding problems from discrete geometry. Includes many figures and exercises.

A Course in Abstract Harmonic Analysis

A Course in Abstract Harmonic Analysis
Author: Gerald B. Folland
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2016-02-03
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1498727158

A Course in Abstract Harmonic Analysis is an introduction to that part of analysis on locally compact groups that can be done with minimal assumptions on the nature of the group. As a generalization of classical Fourier analysis, this abstract theory creates a foundation for a great deal of modern analysis, and it contains a number of elegant resul

Introduction to Topological Groups

Introduction to Topological Groups
Author: Taqdir Husain
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2018-02-15
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0486819191

Concise treatment covers semitopological groups, locally compact groups, Harr measure, and duality theory and some of its applications. The volume concludes with a chapter that introduces Banach algebras. 1966 edition.

A Concise Course in Algebraic Topology

A Concise Course in Algebraic Topology
Author: J. P. May
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 262
Release: 1999-09
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780226511832

Algebraic topology is a basic part of modern mathematics, and some knowledge of this area is indispensable for any advanced work relating to geometry, including topology itself, differential geometry, algebraic geometry, and Lie groups. This book provides a detailed treatment of algebraic topology both for teachers of the subject and for advanced graduate students in mathematics either specializing in this area or continuing on to other fields. J. Peter May's approach reflects the enormous internal developments within algebraic topology over the past several decades, most of which are largely unknown to mathematicians in other fields. But he also retains the classical presentations of various topics where appropriate. Most chapters end with problems that further explore and refine the concepts presented. The final four chapters provide sketches of substantial areas of algebraic topology that are normally omitted from introductory texts, and the book concludes with a list of suggested readings for those interested in delving further into the field.

Locally Compact Groups

Locally Compact Groups
Author: Markus Stroppel
Publisher: European Mathematical Society
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2006
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9783037190166

Locally compact groups play an important role in many areas of mathematics as well as in physics. The class of locally compact groups admits a strong structure theory, which allows to reduce many problems to groups constructed in various ways from the additive group of real numbers, the classical linear groups and from finite groups. The book gives a systematic and detailed introduction to the highlights of that theory. In the beginning, a review of fundamental tools from topology and the elementary theory of topological groups and transformation groups is presented. Completions, Haar integral, applications to linear representations culminating in the Peter-Weyl Theorem are treated. Pontryagin duality for locally compact Abelian groups forms a central topic of the book. Applications are given, including results about the structure of locally compact Abelian groups, and a structure theory for locally compact rings leading to the classification of locally compact fields. Topological semigroups are discussed in a separate chapter, with special attention to their relations to groups. The last chapter reviews results related to Hilbert's Fifth Problem, with the focus on structural results for non-Abelian connected locally compact groups that can be derived using approximation by Lie groups. The book is self-contained and is addressed to advanced undergraduate or graduate students in mathematics or physics. It can be used for one-semester courses on topological groups, on locally compact Abelian groups, or on topological algebra. Suggestions on course design are given in the preface. Each chapter is accompanied by a set of exercises that have been tested in classes.