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A Type B Version of Thompson's Group F

Author:
Gallagher, Sonja Mitchell
Degree Grantor:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Mathematics
Degree Supervisor:
Jon McCammond
Place of Publication:
[Santa Barbara, Calif.]
Publisher:
University of California, Santa Barbara
Creation Date:
2013
Issued Date:
2013
Topics:
Theoretical Mathematics and Mathematics
Keywords:
Geometric Group Theory
Thompson's Group F.
Associahedra
Genres:
Online resources and Dissertations, Academic
Dissertation:
Ph.D.--University of California, Santa Barbara, 2013
Description:

Thompson's Group F is a finitely presented infinite group which has proved a rich source of counterexamples for group theorists. We re-consider the group as represented by polygons in the Farey triangulation of the hyperbolic plane. Through this lens, the group is linked to the associahedra, an infinite family of convex polytopes first studied by homotopy theorists in the 1960s. By analogy with the type B associahedra, known as the cyclohedra, we define a type B version of Thompson's Group F, show that this group is contained in Thompson's Group T, and give finite and infinite presentations and normal forms by utilizing a quotient of the group which is isomorphic to T.

Physical Description:
1 online resource (108 pages)
Format:
Text
Collection(s):
UCSB electronic theses and dissertations
ARK:
ark:/48907/f3z31wn5
ISBN:
9781303538544
Catalog System Number:
990040924440203776
Rights:
Inc.icon only.dark In Copyright
Copyright Holder:
Sonja Gallagher
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