Groups St Andrews 2017 in Birmingham

Groups St Andrews 2017 in Birmingham
Author: C. M. Campbell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 510
Release: 2019-04-11
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 110872874X

These proceedings of 'Groups St Andrews 2017' provide a snapshot of the state-of-the-art in contemporary group theory.

Galois Covers, Grothendieck-Teichmüller Theory and Dessins d'Enfants

Galois Covers, Grothendieck-Teichmüller Theory and Dessins d'Enfants
Author: Frank Neumann
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2020-09-26
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3030517950

This book presents original peer-reviewed contributions from the London Mathematical Society (LMS) Midlands Regional Meeting and Workshop on 'Galois Covers, Grothendieck-Teichmüller Theory and Dessinsd'Enfants', which took place at the University of Leicester, UK, from 4 to 7 June, 2018. Within the theme of the workshop, the collected articles cover a broad range of topics and explore exciting new links between algebraic geometry, representation theory, group theory, number theory and algebraic topology. The book combines research and overview articles by prominent international researchers and provides a valuable resource for researchers and students alike.

Groups and Graphs, Designs and Dynamics

Groups and Graphs, Designs and Dynamics
Author: R. A. Bailey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2024-05-30
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1009465945

This collection of four short courses looks at group representations, graph spectra, statistical optimality, and symbolic dynamics, highlighting their common roots in linear algebra. It leads students from the very beginnings in linear algebra to high-level applications: representations of finite groups, leading to probability models and harmonic analysis; eigenvalues of growing graphs from quantum probability techniques; statistical optimality of designs from Laplacian eigenvalues of graphs; and symbolic dynamics, applying matrix stability and K-theory. An invaluable resource for researchers and beginning Ph.D. students, this book includes copious exercises, notes, and references.

Algebraic Combinatorics and the Monster Group

Algebraic Combinatorics and the Monster Group
Author: Alexander A. Ivanov
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2023-08-17
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1009338056

Covering, arguably, one of the most attractive and mysterious mathematical objects, the Monster group, this text strives to provide an insightful introduction and the discusses the current state of the field. The Monster group is related to many areas of mathematics, as well as physics, from number theory to string theory. This book cuts through the complex nature of the field, highlighting some of the mysteries and intricate relationships involved. Containing many meaningful examples and a manual introduction to the computer package GAP, it provides the opportunity and resources for readers to start their own calculations. Some 20 experts here share their expertise spanning this exciting field, and the resulting volume is ideal for researchers and graduate students working in Combinatorial Algebra, Group theory and related areas.

Facets of Algebraic Geometry

Facets of Algebraic Geometry
Author: Paolo Aluffi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2022-04-07
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1108792502

Written to honor the enduring influence of William Fulton, these articles present substantial contributions to algebraic geometry.

Elliptic Regularity Theory by Approximation Methods

Elliptic Regularity Theory by Approximation Methods
Author: Edgard A. Pimentel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2022-06-30
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1009103121

Presenting the basics of elliptic PDEs in connection with regularity theory, the book bridges fundamental breakthroughs – such as the Krylov–Safonov and Evans–Krylov results, Caffarelli's regularity theory, and the counterexamples due to Nadirashvili and Vlăduţ – and modern developments, including improved regularity for flat solutions and the partial regularity result. After presenting this general panorama, accounting for the subtleties surrounding C-viscosity and Lp-viscosity solutions, the book examines important models through approximation methods. The analysis continues with the asymptotic approach, based on the recession operator. After that, approximation techniques produce a regularity theory for the Isaacs equation, in Sobolev and Hölder spaces. Although the Isaacs operator lacks convexity, approximation methods are capable of producing Hölder continuity for the Hessian of the solutions by connecting the problem with a Bellman equation. To complete the book, degenerate models are studied and their optimal regularity is described.

Facets of Algebraic Geometry: Volume 2

Facets of Algebraic Geometry: Volume 2
Author: Paolo Aluffi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2022-04-07
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1108890547

Written to honor the 80th birthday of William Fulton, the articles collected in this volume (the second of a pair) present substantial contributions to algebraic geometry and related fields, with an emphasis on combinatorial algebraic geometry and intersection theory. Featured include commutative algebra, moduli spaces, quantum cohomology, representation theory, Schubert calculus, and toric and tropical geometry. The range of these contributions is a testament to the breadth and depth of Fulton's mathematical influence. The authors are all internationally recognized experts, and include well-established researchers as well as rising stars of a new generation of mathematicians. The text aims to stimulate progress and provide inspiration to graduate students and researchers in the field.

Stacks Project Expository Collection

Stacks Project Expository Collection
Author: Pieter Belmans
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2022-09-30
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1009063286

The Stacks Project Expository Collection (SPEC) compiles expository articles in advanced algebraic geometry, intended to bring graduate students and researchers up to speed on recent developments in the geometry of algebraic spaces and algebraic stacks. The articles in the text make explicit in modern language many results, proofs, and examples that were previously only implicit, incomplete, or expressed in classical terms in the literature. Where applicable this is done by explicitly referring to the Stacks project for preliminary results. Topics include the construction and properties of important moduli problems in algebraic geometry (such as the Deligne–Mumford compactification of the moduli of curves, the Picard functor, or moduli of semistable vector bundles and sheaves), and arithmetic questions for fields and algebraic spaces.

Equivariant Topology and Derived Algebra

Equivariant Topology and Derived Algebra
Author: Scott Balchin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2021-11-18
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1108931944

A collection of research papers, both new and expository, based on the interests of Professor J. P. C. Greenlees.

Bounded Cohomology and Simplicial Volume

Bounded Cohomology and Simplicial Volume
Author: Caterina Campagnolo
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2022-11-17
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 100919271X

Since their introduction by Gromov in the 1980s, the study of bounded cohomology and simplicial volume has developed into an active field connected to geometry and group theory. This monograph, arising from a learning seminar for young researchers working in the area, provides a collection of different perspectives on the subject, both classical and recent. The book's introduction presents the main definitions of the theories of bounded cohomology and simplicial volume, outlines their history, and explains their principal motivations and applications. Individual chapters then present different aspects of the theory, with a focus on examples. Detailed references to foundational papers and the latest research are given for readers wishing to dig deeper. The prerequisites are only basic knowledge of classical algebraic topology and of group theory, and the presentations are gentle and informal in order to be accessible to beginning graduate students wanting to enter this lively and topical field.