Lectures On Kahler Groups - Pierre Py

An Introduction To The State Of The Art In The Study Of Khler Groups This Book Gives An Authoritative And Up-to-date Introduction To The Study Of Fundamental Groups Of Compact Khler Manifolds, Known As Khler Groups. Approaching The Subject From The Perspective Of A Geometric Group Theorist, Pierre Py Equips Readers With The Necessary Background In Both Geometric Group Theory And Khler Geometry, Covering Topics Such As The Actions Of Khler Groups On Spaces Of Nonpositive Curvature, The Large-scale Geometry Of Infinite Covering Spaces Of Compact Khler Manifolds, And The Topology Of Level Sets Of Pluriharmonic Functions. Presenting The Most Important Results From The Past Three Decades, The Book Provides Graduate Students And Researchers With Detailed Original Proofs Of Several Central Theorems, Including Gromov And Schoenrsquo;s Description Of Khler Group Actions On Trees; The Study Of Solvable Quotients Of Khler Groups Following The Works Of Arapura, Beauville, Campana, Delzant, And Nori; And Napier And Ramachandranrsquo;s Work Characterizing Covering Spaces Of Compact Khler Manifolds Having Many Ends.