03498nam 22006732 450 991078237840332120160226104847.01-107-20152-71-281-79121-097866117912161-139-16750-20-511-42394-20-511-42442-60-511-42279-20-511-42213-X0-511-42345-4(CKB)1000000000542549(EBL)355472(OCoLC)476178569(SSID)ssj0000165952(PQKBManifestationID)11156872(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000165952(PQKBWorkID)10147208(PQKB)11226728(UkCbUP)CR9781139167505(MiAaPQ)EBC355472(Au-PeEL)EBL355472(CaPaEBR)ebr10250543(CaONFJC)MIL179121(PPN)140884785(EXLCZ)99100000000054254920111007d2008|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGroups, graphs, and trees an introduction to the geometry of infinite groups /John Meier[electronic resource]Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2008.1 online resource (xi, 231 pages) digital, PDF file(s)London Mathematical Society student texts ;73Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-71977-1 0-521-89545-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface -- Cayley's theorems -- Groups generated by reflections -- Groups acting on trees -- Baumslag-Solitar groups -- Words and Dehn's word problem -- A finitely-generated, infinite, Torsion group -- Regular languages and normal forms -- The Lamplighter group -- The geometry of infinite groups -- Thompson's group -- The large-scale geometry of groups.Presenting groups in a formal, abstract algebraic manner is both useful and powerful, yet it avoids a fascinating geometric perspective on group theory - which is also useful and powerful, particularly in the study of infinite groups. This book presents the modern, geometric approach to group theory, in an accessible and engaging approach to the subject. Topics include group actions, the construction of Cayley graphs, and connections to formal language theory and geometry. Theorems are balanced by specific examples such as Baumslag-Solitar groups, the Lamplighter group and Thompson's group. Only exposure to undergraduate-level abstract algebra is presumed, and from that base the core techniques and theorems are developed and recent research is explored. Exercises and figures throughout the text encourage the development of geometric intuition. Ideal for advanced undergraduates looking to deepen their understanding of groups, this book will also be of interest to graduate students and researchers as a gentle introduction to geometric group theory.London Mathematical Society student texts ;73.Groups, Graphs & TreesInfinite groupsInfinite groups.512/.2Meier John1965-1545596UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910782378403321Groups, graphs, and trees3800600UNINA05316nam 2201045Ia 450 991077736550332120230617011930.01-59734-456-71-282-75923-X97866127592390-520-93026-610.1525/9780520930261(CKB)1000000000000482(EBL)223261(OCoLC)475927489(SSID)ssj0000100559(PQKBManifestationID)11128306(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000100559(PQKBWorkID)10021075(PQKB)10449725(SSID)ssj0000356441(PQKBManifestationID)12099684(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000356441(PQKBWorkID)10349620(PQKB)11036367(MiAaPQ)EBC223261(OCoLC)51821986(MdBmJHUP)muse31030(DE-B1597)519684(DE-B1597)9780520930261(Au-PeEL)EBL223261(CaPaEBR)ebr10051553(CaONFJC)MIL275923(EXLCZ)99100000000000048220040503d2003 my 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrAhead of the curve[electronic resource] David Baltimore's life in science /Shane CrottyBerkeley, Calif. University of California Pressc20031 online resource (302 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-22557-0 0-520-23904-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --CONTENTS --PROLOGUE --ONE. GREAT NECK, LONG ISLAND --TWO. SWARTHMORE --THREE. APPRENTICESHIPS --FOUR. SALK INSTITUTE --FIVE. MIT --SIX. RECOMBINANT DNA --SEVEN. NOBELGOLD --POLIOVIRUS: AN INTERLUDE --EIGHT. WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE --NINE. ROCKEFELLER --TEN. HOMECOMING --ELEVEN. CALTECH --ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --NOTES --INDEXShane Crotty's biography of David Baltimore details the life and work of one of the most brilliant, powerful, and controversial scientists of our time. Although only in his early sixties, Baltimore has made major discoveries in molecular biology, established the prestigious Whitehead Institute at MIT, been president of Rockefeller University, won the Nobel Prize, and been vilified by detractors in one of the most scandalous and protracted investigations of scientific fraud ever. He is now president of Caltech and a leader in the search for an AIDS vaccine. Crotty not only tells the compelling story of this larger-than-life figure, he also treats the reader to a lucid account of the amazing revolution that has occurred in biology during the past forty years. Basing his narrative on many personal interviews, Crotty recounts the milestones of Baltimore's career: completing his Ph.D. at Rockefeller University in eighteen months, participating in the anti-Vietnam War movement, winning a Nobel Prize at age thirty-seven for the codiscovery of reverse transcriptase, and co-organizing the recombinant DNA/genetic engineering moratorium. Along the way, readers learn what viruses are and what they do, what cancer is and how it happens, the complexities of the AIDS problem, how genetic engineering works, and why making a vaccine is a complicated process. And, as Crotty considers Baltimore's public life, he retells the famous scientific fraud saga and Baltimore's vindication after a decade of character assassination. Crotty possesses the alchemical skill of converting technical scientific history into entertaining prose as he conveys Baltimore's huge ambitions, intensity, scientific genius, attitude toward science and politics, and Baltimore's own view about what happened in the "Baltimore Affair." Ahead of the Curve shows why with his complex personality, keen involvement in public issues, and wide-ranging interests David Baltimore has not only shaped the face of American science as we know it today, but has also become a presence in our culture.Molecular biologistsUnited StatesBiographyaids vaccine.biographical.biography.caltech.career.college.controversial.controversy.cultural history.cultural studies.culture.dna.famous scientist.genetic engineering.growing up.life story.mit.molecular biology.nobel prize.political.politics.rockefeller.science.scientific research.scientist.true story.university.vaccine.vietnam war.Molecular biologists572.8/092 BTB 3120rvkCrotty Shane1974-1511442MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777365503321Ahead of the curve3744738UNINA