Geometric Group Theory (Summer Semester 2024)
- Lecturer: Dr. Gabriele Link
- Classes: Lecture (0153300), Problem class (0153310)
- Weekly hours: 4+2
The first lecture will be on Monday, April 15th from 11:30 h to 13:00 h.
This lecture course will be offered in English and you will find some references below.
Any further information, problem sheets and other course material will be available in the ILIAS course of the lecture.
| Schedule | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lecture: | Thursday 14:00-15:30 | 20.30 SR 2.67 |
| Friday 9:45-11:15 | 20.30 SR 3.68 | |
| Problem class: | Monday 11:30-13:00 | 20.30 SR 3.68 |
| Lecturers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lecturer | Dr. Gabriele Link | |
| Office hours: contact me by email... | ||
| Room 1.010 Kollegiengebäude Mathematik (20.30) | ||
| Email: gabriele.link@kit.edu | Problem classes | Dr. Julia Heller |
| Office hours: just come by or send me an email | ||
| Room 1.008 Kollegiengebäude Mathematik (20.30) | ||
| Email: julia.heller@kit.edu | ||
References
- C. Löh, "Geometric Group Theory - An Introduction", Universitext, Springer Verlag, 2017.
- A. Hatcher "Algebraic Topology", Cambridge University Press, 2006.
- J.-P. Serre "Trees", Springer Monographs in Mathematics, Springer Verlag, 1980.
- J. Meier, "Groups, graphs and trees", London Mathematical Society Student Texts vol. 73, Cambridge University Press, 2008.
- "Office hours with a geometric group theorist", edited by Matt Clay and Dan Margalit, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2017.
- M.R. Bridson, A. Haefliger, "Metric spaces of non-positive curvature", Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften vol. 319, Springer Verlag, 1999.
- C. Drutu, M. Kapovich, with an Appendix by B. Nica, "Geometric Group Theory", AMS Colloquium publications vol.63, 2018.