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This book constitutes the proceedings of a conference held at the University of Birmingham to mark the retirement of Professor A. M. Macbeath. The papers represent up-to-date work on a broad spectrum of topics in the theory of discrete group actions, ranging from presentations of finite groups through the detailed study of Fuchsian and crystallographic groups, to applications of group actions in low dimensional topology, complex analysis, algebraic geometry and number theory. For those wishing to pursue research in these areas, this volume offers a valuable summary of contemporary thought and a source of fresh geometric insights.
Discrete groups --- Geometry --- Groups, Discrete --- Discrete mathematics --- Infinite groups
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This textbook treats two important and related matters in convex geometry: the quantification of symmetry of a convex set—measures of symmetry—and the degree to which convex sets that nearly minimize such measures of symmetry are themselves nearly symmetric—the phenomenon of stability. By gathering the subject’s core ideas and highlights around Grünbaum’s general notion of measure of symmetry, it paints a coherent picture of the subject, and guides the reader from the basics to the state-of-the-art. The exposition takes various paths to results in order to develop the reader’s grasp of the unity of ideas, while interspersed remarks enrich the material with a behind-the-scenes view of corollaries and logical connections, alternative proofs, and allied results from the literature. Numerous illustrations elucidate definitions and key constructions, and over 70 exercises—with hints and references for the more difficult ones—test and sharpen the reader’s comprehension. The presentation includes: a basic course covering foundational notions in convex geometry, the three pillars of the combinatorial theory (the theorems of Carathéodory, Radon, and Helly), critical sets and Minkowski measure, the Minkowski–Radon inequality, and, to illustrate the general theory, a study of convex bodies of constant width; two proofs of F. John’s ellipsoid theorem; a treatment of the stability of Minkowski measure, the Banach–Mazur metric, and Groemer’s stability estimate for the Brunn–Minkowski inequality; important specializations of Grünbaum’s abstract measure of symmetry, such as Winternitz measure, the Rogers–Shepard volume ratio, and Guo’s Lp -Minkowski measure; a construction by the author of a new sequence of measures of symmetry, the kth mean Minkowski measure; and lastly, an intriguing application to the moduli space of certain distinguished maps from a Riemannian homogeneous space to spheres—illustrating the broad mathematical relevance of the book’s subject.
Geometry --- Mathematics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Mathematics. --- Convex geometry. --- Discrete geometry. --- Convex and Discrete Geometry. --- Discrete groups. --- Groups, Discrete --- Infinite groups --- Discrete mathematics --- Convex geometry . --- Combinatorial geometry
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This book collects some surveys on current trends in discrete mathematics and discrete geometry. The areas covered include: graph representations, structural graphs theory, extremal graph theory, Ramsey theory and constrained satisfaction problems.
Combinatorial analysis --- Mathematics. --- Convex geometry. --- Discrete geometry. --- Convex and Discrete Geometry. --- Discrete groups. --- Groups, Discrete --- Infinite groups --- Discrete mathematics --- Convex geometry . --- Geometry --- Combinatorial geometry
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The interaction between ergodic theory and discrete groups has a long history and much work was done in this area by Hedlund, Hopf and Myrberg in the 1930s. There has been a great resurgence of interest in the field, due in large measure to the pioneering work of Dennis Sullivan. Tools have been developed and applied with outstanding success to many deep problems. The ergodic theory of discrete groups has become a substantial field of mathematical research in its own right, and it is the aim of this book to provide a rigorous introduction from first principles to some of the major aspects of the theory. The particular focus of the book is on the remarkable measure supported on the limit set of a discrete group that was first developed by S. J. Patterson for Fuchsian groups, and later extended and refined by Sullivan.
Ergodic theory. --- Discrete groups. --- Groups, Discrete --- Discrete mathematics --- Infinite groups --- Ergodic transformations --- Continuous groups --- Mathematical physics --- Measure theory --- Transformations (Mathematics) --- Discrete groups
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Discrete differential geometry is an active mathematical terrain where differential geometry and discrete geometry meet and interact. It provides discrete equivalents of the geometric notions and methods of differential geometry, such as notions of curvature and integrability for polyhedral surfaces. Current progress in this field is to a large extent stimulated by its relevance for computer graphics and mathematical physics. This collection of essays, which documents the main lectures of the 2004 Oberwolfach Seminar on the topic, as well as a number of additional contributions by key participants, gives a lively, multi-facetted introduction to this emerging field.
Geometry, Differential. --- Discrete geometry. --- Geometry --- Combinatorial geometry --- Differential geometry --- Discrete geometry --- Geometry, Differential --- Discrete groups. --- Global differential geometry. --- Convex and Discrete Geometry. --- Differential Geometry. --- Groups, Discrete --- Infinite groups --- Discrete mathematics --- Convex geometry . --- Differential geometry.
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This book focuses on a large class of geometric objects in moduli theory and provides explicit computations to investigate their families. Concrete examples are developed that take advantage of the intricate interplay between Algebraic Geometry and Combinatorics. Compactifications of moduli spaces play a crucial role in Number Theory, String Theory, and Quantum Field Theory – to mention just a few. In particular, the notion of compactification of moduli spaces has been crucial for solving various open problems and long-standing conjectures. Further, the book reports on compactification techniques for moduli spaces in a large class where computations are possible, namely that of weighted stable hyperplane arrangements.
Mathematics. --- Algebraic Geometry. --- Convex and Discrete Geometry. --- Geometry, algebraic. --- Discrete groups. --- Mathématiques --- Groupes discrets --- Mathematics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Geometry --- Algebraic geometry. --- Convex geometry. --- Discrete geometry. --- Groups, Discrete --- Infinite groups --- Algebraic geometry --- Discrete mathematics --- Moduli theory. --- Convex geometry . --- Combinatorial geometry
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Lectures: T.H. Brylawski: The Tutte polynomial.- D.J.A. Welsh: Matroids and combinatorial optimisation.- Seminars: M. Barnabei, A. Brini, G.-C. Rota: Un’introduzione alla teoria delle funzioni di Möbius.- A. Brini: Some remarks on the critical problem.- J. Oxley: On 3-connected matroids and graphs.- R. Peele: The poset of subpartitions and Cayley’s formula for the complexity of a complete graph.- A. Recski: Engineering applications of matroids.- T. Zaslavisky: Voltage-graphic matroids.
Matroids --- Graph theory --- Mathematics. --- Convex geometry. --- Discrete geometry. --- Convex and Discrete Geometry. --- Combinatorial designs and configurations --- Discrete groups. --- Groups, Discrete --- Infinite groups --- Discrete mathematics --- Convex geometry . --- Geometry --- Combinatorial geometry
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This book provides a comprehensive, in-depth overview of elementary mathematics as explored in Mathematical Olympiads around the world. It expands on topics usually encountered in high school and could even be used as preparation for a first-semester undergraduate course. This second volume covers Plane Geometry, Trigonometry, Space Geometry, Vectors in the Plane, Solids and much more. As part of a collection, the book differs from other publications in this field by not being a mere selection of questions or a set of tips and tricks that applies to specific problems. It starts from the most basic theoretical principles, without being either too general or too axiomatic. Examples and problems are discussed only if they are helpful as applications of the theory. Propositions are proved in detail and subsequently applied to Olympic problems or to other problems at the Olympic level. The book also explores some of the hardest problems presented at National and International Mathematics Olympiads, as well as many essential theorems related to the content. An extensive Appendix offering hints on or full solutions for all difficult problems rounds out the book.
Mathematics. --- Convex geometry. --- Discrete geometry. --- Polytopes. --- Projective geometry. --- Convex and Discrete Geometry. --- Projective Geometry. --- Discrete groups. --- Groups, Discrete --- Infinite groups --- Discrete mathematics --- Geometry, Modern --- Geometry, Plane. --- Plane. --- Plane geometry --- Convex geometry . --- Geometry --- Projective geometry --- Hyperspace --- Topology --- Combinatorial geometry
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This textbook provides an introduction to the combinatorial and statistical aspects of commutative algebra with an emphasis on binomial ideals. In addition to thorough coverage of the basic concepts and theory, it explores current trends, results, and applications of binomial ideals to other areas of mathematics. The book begins with a brief, self-contained overview of the modern theory of Gröbner bases and the necessary algebraic and homological concepts from commutative algebra. Binomials and binomial ideals are then considered in detail, along with a short introduction to convex polytopes. Chapters in the remainder of the text can be read independently and explore specific aspects of the theory of binomial ideals, including edge rings and edge polytopes, join-meet ideals of finite lattices, binomial edge ideals, ideals generated by 2-minors, and binomial ideals arising from statistics. Each chapter concludes with a set of exercises and a list of related topics and results that will complement and offer a better understanding of the material presented. Binomial Ideals is suitable for graduate students in courses on commutative algebra, algebraic combinatorics, and statistics. Additionally, researchers interested in any of these areas but familiar with only the basic facts of commutative algebra will find it to be a valuable resource.
Algebra. --- Discrete groups. --- Combinatorics. --- Commutative Rings and Algebras. --- Convex and Discrete Geometry. --- Combinatorics --- Algebra --- Mathematical analysis --- Groups, Discrete --- Infinite groups --- Mathematics --- Discrete mathematics --- Combinatorial analysis. --- Commutative algebra. --- Commutative rings. --- Convex geometry . --- Discrete geometry. --- Geometry --- Combinatorial geometry --- Rings (Algebra)
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Valuations are finitely additive functionals on the space of convex bodies. Their study has become a central subject in convexity theory, with fundamental applications to integral geometry. In the last years there has been significant progress in the theory of valuations, which in turn has led to important achievements in integral geometry. This book originated from two courses delivered by the authors at the CRM and provides a self-contained introduction to these topics, covering most of the recent advances. The first part, by Semyon Alesker, is devoted to the theory of convex valuations, with emphasis on the latest developments. A special focus is put on the new fundamental structures of the space of valuations discovered after Alesker's irreducibility theorem. Moreover, the author describes the newly developed theory of valuations on manifolds. In the second part, Joseph H. G. Fu gives a modern introduction to integral geometry in the sense of Blaschke and Santaló, based on the notions and tools presented in the first part. At the core of this approach lies the close relationship between kinematic formulas and Alesker's product of valuations. This original viewpoint not only enlightens the classical integral geometry of Euclidean space, it has also produced previously unreachable results, such as the explicit computation of kinematic formulas in Hermitian spaces.
Mathematics. --- Convex geometry. --- Discrete geometry. --- Differential geometry. --- Convex and Discrete Geometry. --- Differential Geometry. --- Discrete groups. --- Global differential geometry. --- Geometry, Differential --- Groups, Discrete --- Infinite groups --- Discrete mathematics --- Integral geometry. --- Convex geometry . --- Differential geometry --- Geometry --- Combinatorial geometry
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