TY - BOOK ID - 216083 TI - The Geometry of the Word Problem for Finitely Generated Groups AU - Brady, Noel. AU - Riley, Tim. AU - Short, Hamish. PY - 2007 SN - 3764379502 9783764379490 3764379499 9783764379506 PB - Basel : Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser, DB - UniCat KW - Geometric group theory. KW - Finite groups. KW - Word problems (Mathematics) KW - Problems, Word (Mathematics) KW - Story problems (Mathematics) KW - Mathematics KW - Groups, Finite KW - Group theory KW - Modules (Algebra) KW - Word problems (Mathematics). KW - Group theory. KW - Discrete groups. KW - Combinatorics. KW - Algebra. KW - Group Theory and Generalizations. KW - Convex and Discrete Geometry. KW - Order, Lattices, Ordered Algebraic Structures. KW - Mathematical analysis KW - Combinatorics KW - Algebra KW - Groups, Discrete KW - Infinite groups KW - Groups, Theory of KW - Substitutions (Mathematics) KW - Discrete mathematics KW - Finite groups KW - Geometric group theory KW - 512.54 KW - 514.7 KW - 512.54 Groups. Group theory KW - Groups. Group theory KW - 514.7 Differential geometry. Algebraic and analytic methods in geometry KW - Differential geometry. Algebraic and analytic methods in geometry KW - Convex geometry . KW - Discrete geometry. KW - Ordered algebraic structures. KW - Algebraic structures, Ordered KW - Structures, Ordered algebraic KW - Geometry KW - Combinatorial geometry UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:216083 AB - The advanced course on The geometry of the word problem for ?nitely presented groups was held July 5-15, 2005, at the Centre de Recerca Matematica ` in B- laterra (Barcelona). It was aimed at young researchersand recent graduates int- ested in geometricapproachesto grouptheory,in particular,to the wordproblem. Three eight-hour lecture series were delivered and are the origin of these notes. There were also problem sessions and eight contributed talks. The course was the closing activity of a research program on The geometry of the word problem, held during the academic year 2004-05 and coordinated by Jos´ eBurilloandEnricVenturafromtheUniversitatPolit` ecnicadeCatalunya,and Noel Brady,fromOklahoma University. Thirty-?vescientists participated in these events, in visits to the CRM of between one week and the whole year. Two weekly seminars and countless informal meetings contributed to a dynamic atmosphere of research. The authors of these notes would like to express their gratitude to the m- velous sta? at the CRM, director Manuel Castellet and all the secretaries, for providing great facilities and a very pleasant working environment. Also, the - thors thank Jos´ e Burillo and Enric Ventura for organising the research year, for ensuring its smooth running, and for the invitations to give lecture series. - nally, thanks are due to all those who attended the courses for their interest, their questions, and their enthusiasm. ER -