Kapovich, Michael, 1963-

The generalized triangle inequalities in symmetric spaces and buildings with applications to algebra / [electronic resource] Michael Kapovich, Bernhard Leeb, John J. Millson. - Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, c2008. - 1 online resource (vii, 83 p. : ill.) - Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society, v. 896 0065-9266 (print); 1947-6221 (online); .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 82-83).

1. Introduction 2. Roots and Coxeter groups 3. The first three algebra problems and the parameter spaces $\Sigma $ for $K\backslash \bar /K$ 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

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Electronic reproduction.
Providence, Rhode Island :
American Mathematical Society.
2012


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9781470405021 (online)


Semisimple Lie groups.
Linear algebraic groups.
Geometric group theory.
Lorentz groups.
Symmetric spaces.
Rings (Algebra)

QA387 / .K375 2008

510 s 512/.482
The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India

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