Combinatorial and Geometric Group Theory, Edinburgh 1993: Proceedings of ICMS Workshop Held at Heriot-Watt University 23 March to 8 April 1993 (London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series)

The ICMS Workshop on Geometric and Combinatorial Methods in Group Theory, held at Heriot-Watt University in 1993, brought together some of the leading research workers in the subject. Some of the survey articles and contributed papers presented at the meeting are collected in this volume. The former cover a number of areas of current interest and include papers by: S. M. Gersten, R. I. Grigorchuk, P. H. Kropholler, A. Lubotzky, A. A. Razborov and E. Zelmanov. The contributed articles, all refereed, range over a wide number of topics in combinatorial and geometric group theory and related topics. The volume represents a summary of the state of knowledge of the field, and as such will be indispensable to all research workers in the area. The Icms Workshop On Geometric And Combinatorial Methods In Group Theory, Held At Heriot-watt University In 1993 Brought Together Some Of The Leading Research Workers In The Subject. Here Are Collected Some Of The Survey Articles And Contributed Papers At The Meeting. The Former Cover A Number Of Areas Of Current Interest And Include Papers By S.m. Gersten, R.i. Grigorchuk, P.h. Kropholler, A. Lubotsky, A.a. Razborov And E. Zelmanov. The Contributed Articles, All Refereed, Range Over A Wide Number Of Topics In Combinatorial And Geometric Group Theory And Related Topics. The Volume Represents A Summary Of The Current State Of Knowledge Of The Field, And As Such Will Be Indispensable To All Research Workers In The Area. On Bounded Languages And The Geometry Of Nilpotent Groups / M.r. Bridson And R.h. Gilman -- Finitely Presented Groups And The Finite Generation Of Exterior Powers / C.j.b. Brookes -- Semigroup Presentations And Minimal Ideals / C.m. Campbell, E.f. Robertson, N. Ruskuc And R.m. Thomas -- Generalised Trees And A-trees / I.m. Chiswell -- The Mathematician Who Had Little Wisdom: A Story And Some Mathematics / D.e. Cohen -- Palindromic Automorphisms Of Free Groups / D.j. Collins -- A Freiheitssatz For Certain One-relator Amalgamated Products / B. Fine, F. Roehl And G. Rosenberger -- Isoperimetric Functions Of Groups And Exotic Cohomology / S.m. Gersten -- Some Embedding Theorems And Undecidability Questions For Groups / C. Mca Gordon -- Some Results On Bounded Cohomology / R.i. Grigorchuk -- On Perfect Subgroups Of One-relator Groups / J. Harlander -- Weight Tests And Hyperbolic Groups / G. Huck And S. Rosebrock. Edited By Andrew J. Duncan, N.d. Gilbert, James Howie. Icms Workshop On Geometric And Combinatorial Methods In Group Theory, Held At Heriot-watt University In 1993--cover P. 4. Includes Bibliographical References. "The ICMS Workshop on Geometric and Combinatorial Methods in Group Theory, held at Heriot-Watt University in 1993 brought together some of the leading research workers in the subject. Here are collected some of the survey articles and contributed papers at the meeting. The former cover a number of areas of current interest and include papers by S. M. Gersten, R. I. Grigorchuk, P. H. Kropholler, A. Lubotsky, A. A. Razborov and E. Zelmanov. The contributed articles, all refereed, range over a wide number of topics in combinatorial and geometric group theory and related topics. The volume represents a summary of the current state of knowledge of the field, and as such will be indispensable to all research workers in the area."--BOOK JACKET The papers in this book represent the current state of knowledge in group theory. It includes articles of current interest written by such scholars as S.M. Gersten, R.I. Grigorchuk, P.H. Kropholler, A. Lubotsky, A.A. Razborov and E. Zelmanov. The contributed articles, all refereed, cover a wide range of topics in combinatorial and geometric group theory. The volume will be indispensable to all researchers in the area. An authoritative collection of surveys and papers, ranging over a wide number of topics in combinatorial and geometric group theory and related topics. As a summary of the state of knowledge of the field, this volume will be indispensable to all research workers in the area. Bounded languages are a class of formal languages which includes all context free languages of polynomial growth.