Punctured Torus Groups and 2-Bridge Knot Groups (I)
This monograph is Part 1 of a book project intended to give a full account of Jorgensen's theory of punctured torus Kleinian groups and its generalization, with application to knot theory.

Although Jorgensen's original work was not published in complete form, it has been a source of inspiration. In particular, it has motivated and guided Thurston's revolutionary study of low-dimensional geometric topology.

In this monograph, we give an elementary and self-contained description of Jorgensen's theory with a complete proof. Through various informative illustrations, readers are naturally led to an intuitive, synthetic grasp of the theory, which clarifies how a very simple fuchsian group evolves into complicated Kleinian groups.

1101681203
Punctured Torus Groups and 2-Bridge Knot Groups (I)
This monograph is Part 1 of a book project intended to give a full account of Jorgensen's theory of punctured torus Kleinian groups and its generalization, with application to knot theory.

Although Jorgensen's original work was not published in complete form, it has been a source of inspiration. In particular, it has motivated and guided Thurston's revolutionary study of low-dimensional geometric topology.

In this monograph, we give an elementary and self-contained description of Jorgensen's theory with a complete proof. Through various informative illustrations, readers are naturally led to an intuitive, synthetic grasp of the theory, which clarifies how a very simple fuchsian group evolves into complicated Kleinian groups.

54.99 In Stock
Punctured Torus Groups and 2-Bridge Knot Groups (I)

Punctured Torus Groups and 2-Bridge Knot Groups (I)

Punctured Torus Groups and 2-Bridge Knot Groups (I)

Punctured Torus Groups and 2-Bridge Knot Groups (I)

Paperback(2007)

$54.99 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    In stock. Ships in 6-10 days.
  • PICK UP IN STORE

    Your local store may have stock of this item.

Related collections and offers


Overview

This monograph is Part 1 of a book project intended to give a full account of Jorgensen's theory of punctured torus Kleinian groups and its generalization, with application to knot theory.

Although Jorgensen's original work was not published in complete form, it has been a source of inspiration. In particular, it has motivated and guided Thurston's revolutionary study of low-dimensional geometric topology.

In this monograph, we give an elementary and self-contained description of Jorgensen's theory with a complete proof. Through various informative illustrations, readers are naturally led to an intuitive, synthetic grasp of the theory, which clarifies how a very simple fuchsian group evolves into complicated Kleinian groups.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783540718062
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date: 07/20/2007
Series: Lecture Notes in Mathematics , #1909
Edition description: 2007
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Jorgensen's picture of quasifuchsian punctured torus groups.- Fricke surfaces and PSL(2,—)-representations.- Labeled representations and associated complexes.- Chain rule and side parameter.- Special examples.- Reformulation of Main Theorem 1.3.5 and outline of the proof.- Openness.- Closedness.- Algebraic roots and geometric roots.
From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews