The Grothendieck Theory of Dessins d'Enfants
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The Grothendieck Theory of Dessins d'Enfants by Leila Schneps
Dessins d'Enfants are combinatorial objects, namely drawings with vertices and edges on topological surfaces. Their interest lies in their relation with the set of algebraic curves defined over the closure of the rationals, and the corresponding action of the absolute Galois group on them. The study of this group via such realted combinatorial methods as its action on the Dessins and on certain fundamental groups of moduli spaces was initiated by Alexander Grothendieck in his unpublished Esquisse d'un Programme, and developed by many of the mathematicians who have contributed to this volume. The various articles here unite all of the basics of the subject as well as the most recent advances. Researchers in number theory, algebraic geometry or related areas of group theory will find much of interest in this book.
Leila Schneps studied mathematics at Harvard University and now holds a research position at the University of Paris, France. She has taught mathematics for more than thirty years. Schneps's daughter, Coralie Colmez, graduated with a First from Cambridge University in 2009, and now lives in London where she teaches and writes about mathematics. They both belong to the Bayes in Law Research Consortium, an international team devoted to improving the use of probability and statistics in criminal trials.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521478212 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521478219 |
| Title | The Grothendieck Theory of Dessins d'Enfants |
| Author | Leila Schneps |
| Series | London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1994-07-28 |
| Number of pages | 380 |
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