TY - BOOK AU - Kapovich,Michael AU - Leeb,Bernhard AU - Millson,John J. TI - The generalized triangle inequalities in symmetric spaces and buildings with applications to algebra T2 - Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society, SN - 9781470405021 (online) AV - QA387 .K375 2008 U1 - 510 s512/.482 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Providence, R.I. PB - American Mathematical Society KW - Semisimple Lie groups KW - Linear algebraic groups KW - Geometric group theory KW - Lorentz groups KW - Symmetric spaces KW - Rings (Algebra) N1 - 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 $K\backslash \bar {G}/K$; 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; Access is restricted to licensed institutions; Electronic reproduction; Providence, Rhode Island; American Mathematical Society; 2012 UR - http://www.ams.org/memo/0896 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/memo/0896 ER -