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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154743303321

Autore

Mostow G. Daniel

Titolo

Strong Rigidity of Locally Symmetric Spaces. (AM-78), Volume 78 / / G. Daniel Mostow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2016]

©1974

ISBN

1-4008-8183-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 pages)

Collana

Annals of Mathematics Studies ; ; 247

Disciplina

516/.36

Soggetti

Riemannian manifolds

Symmetric spaces

Lie groups

Rigidity (Geometry)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- §1. Introduction -- §2. Algebraic Preliminaries -- §3. The Geometry of χ : Preliminaries -- §4. A Metric Definition of the Maximal Boundary -- §5. Polar Parts -- §6. A Basic Inequality -- §7. Geometry of Neighboring Flats -- §8. Density Properties of Discrete Subgroups -- §8. Density Properties of Discrete Subgroups -- § 10. Pseudo Isometries of Simply Connected Spaces with Negative Curvature -- §11. Polar Regular Elements in Co-Compact Γ -- § 12. Pseudo-Isometric Invariance of Semi-Simple and Unipotent Elements -- §13. The Basic Approximation -- §14. The Map ∅̅ -- §15. The Boundary Map ∅0 -- §16. Tits Geometries -- §17. Rigidity for R-rank > 1 -- §18. The Restriction to Simple Groups -- §19. Spaces of R-rank 1 -- §20. The Boundary Semi-Metric -- §21. Quasi-Conformal Mappings Over K and Absolute Continuity on Almost All R-Circles -- §22. The Effect of Ergodicity -- §23. R-Rank 1 Rigidity Proof Concluded -- §24. Concluding Remarks -- Bibliography -- Backmatter

Sommario/riassunto

Locally symmetric spaces are generalizations of spaces of constant curvature. In this book the author presents the proof of a remarkable phenomenon, which he calls "strong rigidity": this is a stronger form of the deformation rigidity that has been investigated by Selberg, Calabi-



Vesentini, Weil, Borel, and Raghunathan.The proof combines the theory of semi-simple Lie groups, discrete subgroups, the geometry of E. Cartan's symmetric Riemannian spaces, elements of ergodic theory, and the fundamental theorem of projective geometry as applied to Tit's geometries. In his proof the author introduces two new notions having independent interest: one is "pseudo-isometries"; the other is a notion of a quasi-conformal mapping over the division algebra K (K equals real, complex, quaternion, or Cayley numbers). The author attempts to make the account accessible to readers with diverse backgrounds, and the book contains capsule descriptions of the various theories that enter the proof.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910797908103321

Autore

Ponzanesi Sandra

Titolo

Postcolonial Transitions in Europe [[electronic resource] ] : Contexts, Practices and Politics

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Rowman & Littlefield International, 2015

ISBN

1-78348-447-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (437 p.)

Collana

Frontiers of the Political

Altri autori (Persone)

ColpaniGianmaria

Disciplina

325/.3094

Soggetti

Postcolonialism - Social conditions - Europe

Social change - Social aspects - Europe

Immigrants - Social conditions - Europe

Multiculturalism - Europe

Cosmopolitanism - Europe

Imperialism - Europe

Europe

Colonialism & Postcolonialism

Political Science

Law, Politics & Government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.



Nota di contenuto

Pages:1 to 25; Pages:26 to 50; Pages:51 to 75; Pages:76 to 100; Pages:101 to 125; Pages:126 to 150; Pages:151 to 175; Pages:176 to 200; Pages:201 to 225; Pages:226 to 250; Pages:251 to 275; Pages:276 to 300; Pages:301 to 325; Pages:326 to 350; Pages:351 to 375; Pages:376 to 400; Pages:401 to 425; Pages:426 to 437

Sommario/riassunto

A comparative and multidisciplinary exploration of Europe's colonial past in relation to present multicultural, cosmopolitan and/or neocolonial experiences, assessing political, cultural and mediatized transitions