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Author Kapovich, Michael, 1963-

Title The generalized triangle inequalities in symmetric spaces and buildings with applications to algebra / Michael Kapovich, Bernhard Leeb, John J. Millson
Published Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 83 pages) : illustrations
Series Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society, 1947-6221 ; v. 896
Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society ; no. 896. 0065-9266
Contents 1. Introduction 2. Roots and Coxeter groups 3. The first three algebra problems and the parameter spaces $\Sigma $ for $K\backslash \bar {G}/K$ 4. The existence of polygonal linkages and solutions to the algebra problems 5. Weighted configurations, stability and the relation to polygons 6. Polygons in Euclidean buildings and the generalized invariant factor problem 7. The existence of fixed vertices in buildings and computation of the saturation factors for reductive groups 8. The comparison of Problems Q3 and Q4
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 82-83)
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Subject Semisimple Lie groups.
Linear algebraic groups.
Geometric group theory.
Lorentz groups.
Symmetric spaces.
Rings (Algebra)
MATHEMATICS -- Essays.
MATHEMATICS -- Pre-Calculus.
MATHEMATICS -- Reference.
Geometric group theory
Linear algebraic groups
Lorentz groups
Rings (Algebra)
Semisimple Lie groups
Symmetric spaces
Form Electronic book
Author Leeb, Bernhard
Millson, John J. (John James), 1946-
ISBN 9781470405021
1470405024