Automorphisms of Surfaces After Nielsen and Thurston

by Steven A. Bleiler and Andrew J. Casson

This book, which grew out of Steven Bleiler's lecture notes from a course given by Andrew Casson at the University of Texas, is designed to serve as an introduction to the applications of hyperbolic geometry to low dimensional topology. In particular it provides a concise exposition of the work of Neilsen and Thurston on the automorphisms of surfaces. The reader requires only an understanding of basic topology and linear algebra, while the early chapters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521349850
• ISBN13: 9780521349857
• Release Date: August 1988
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"