The geometry of the word problem for finitely generated groups

The origins of the word problem are in group theory, decidability and complexity, but, through the vision of M. Gromov and the language of filling functions, the topic now impacts the world of large-scale geometry, including topics such as soap films, isoperimetry, coarse invariants and curvature. T...

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Main Author: Brady, Noel.
Other Authors: Riley, Tim, 1976-, Short, Hamish., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Basel ; Boston : Birkhauser, ©2007.
Basel ; Boston : [2007]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (206 pages) : illustrations.
Series: Advanced courses in mathematics, CRM Barcelona.
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