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The Structure of Spherical Buildings
Richard M. Weiss
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Description for The Structure of Spherical Buildings
Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 16 line illus. BIC Classification: AMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 371.
This book provides a clear and authoritative introduction to the theory of buildings, a topic of central importance to mathematicians interested in the geometric aspects of group theory. Its detailed presentation makes it suitable for graduate students as well as specialists. Richard Weiss begins with an introduction to Coxeter groups and goes on to present basic properties of arbitrary buildings before specializing to the spherical case. Buildings are described throughout in the language of graph theory. The Structure of Spherical Buildings includes a reworking of the proof of Jacques Tits's Theorem 4.1.2. upon which Tits's classification of thick irreducible spherical ... Read more
This book provides a clear and authoritative introduction to the theory of buildings, a topic of central importance to mathematicians interested in the geometric aspects of group theory. Its detailed presentation makes it suitable for graduate students as well as specialists. Richard Weiss begins with an introduction to Coxeter groups and goes on to present basic properties of arbitrary buildings before specializing to the spherical case. Buildings are described throughout in the language of graph theory. The Structure of Spherical Buildings includes a reworking of the proof of Jacques Tits's Theorem 4.1.2. upon which Tits's classification of thick irreducible spherical ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691117331
SKU
V9780691117331
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About Richard M. Weiss
Richard M. Weiss is William Walker Professor at Tufts University. He is the coauthor, with Jacques Tits, of "Moufang Polygons".
Reviews for The Structure of Spherical Buildings
"Richard M. Weiss's book is an extremely valuable addition to the literature."
Kenneth S. Brown, Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society
Kenneth S. Brown, Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society