It is intended to be used both as a textbook and as a reference. JavaScript is currently disabled, this site works much better if you This book is an exposition of the theoretical foundations of hyperbolic manifolds. The first part is concerned with hyperbolic geometry and discrete groups. Authors: After reading this book, the reader will have the necessary background to study the current research on hyperbolic manifolds. The third part integrates the first two parts in a development of the theory of hyperbolic orbifolds. This third edition greatly expands upon the second with an abundance of additional content, including a section dedicated to arithmetic hyperbolic groups. Over 10 million scientific documents at your fingertips. Victor V. Pambuccian, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. This book is an exposition of the theoretical foundations of hyperbolic manifolds. The book is divided into three parts. It is a both a textbook and a reference. 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Not logged in The exposition is at the level of a second year graduate student with particular emphasis placed on readability and completeness of argument. John G. Ratcliffe is Professor of Mathematics at Vanderbilt University. It is intended to be used both as a textbook and as a reference. © 2020 Springer Nature Switzerland AG. 1106 (8), 2007. It is intended to be used both as a textbook and as a reference. Color adds a new dimension to figures throughout. This third edition greatly expands upon the second with an abundance of additional content, including a section dedicated to arithmetic hyperbolic groups. Over 40 new lemmas, theorems, and corollaries feature, along with more than 70 additional exercises. This heavily class-tested book is an exposition of the theoretical foundations of hyperbolic manifolds. CYBER DEAL: 50% off all Springer eBooks | Get this offer! Part of Springer Nature. The second edition is a thorough revision of the first edition that embodies hundreds of changes, corrections, and additions, including over sixty new lemmas, theorems, and corollaries. This book is an exposition of the theoretical foundations of hyperbolic manifolds. It is intended to be used both as a textbook and as a reference. John G. Ratcliffe is a Professor of Mathematics at Vanderbilt University. book series A basic knowledge of algebra and topology at the first year graduate level of an American university is assumed. Foundations of hyperbolic manifolds by Ratcliffe, John G., 1948-Publication date 1994 Topics Geometry, Hyperbolic, Hyperbolic spaces Publisher New York : Springer-Verlag Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; trent_university; internetarchivebooks Digitizing sponsor Kahle/Austin Foundation Contributor Internet Archive Language English. The main result is Poincare«s fundamental polyhedron theorem. enable JavaScript in your browser. A basic knowledge of algebra and topology at the first year graduate level of an American university is assumed. It is intended to be used both as a textbook and as a reference. His research interests range from low-dimensional topology and hyperbolic manifolds to cosmology. The main results are the characterization of hyperbolic reflection groups and Euclidean crystallographic groups. 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