Combinatorial methods : free groups, polynomials and free algebras /

The main purpose of this book is to show how ideas from combinatorial group theory have spread to two other areas of mathematics: the theory of Lie algebras and affine algebraic geometry. Some of these ideas, in turn, came to combinatorial group theory from low-dimensional topology in the beginning...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mikhalev, Alexander A., 1965-
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Other Authors: Shpilrain, Vladimir, 1960-, Yu, Jie-Tai
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; London : Springer, [2004]
Series:CMS books in mathematics ; v. 19.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • I. Groups: Introduction. Classical Techniques. Test Elements. Other Special Elements. Automorphic Orbits
  • II. Polynomial Algebras: Introduction. The Jacobian Conjecture. The Cancellation Conjecture. Nagata's Problem. The Embedding Problem. Coordinate Polynomials. Test Polynomials
  • III. Free Nielsen-Schreier Algebras: Introduction. Schreier Varieties of Algebras. Rank Theorems and Primitive Elements. Generalized Primitive Elements. Free Leibniz Algebras
  • References
  • Notations
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index.