A Type B Version of Thompson's Group F
- 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., and
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
- Other Versions:
- http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqm&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3602064
- ARK:
- ark:/48907/f3z31wn5
- ISBN:
- 9781303538544
- Catalog System Number:
- 990040924440203776
- Copyright:
- Sonja Gallagher, 2013
- Rights:
- In Copyright
- Copyright Holder:
- Sonja Gallagher
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