The Combinatorial Topology of Groups

Abstract

This is the first installment of a book on combinatorial and geometric group theory from the topological point of view. This is a classical subject. The installment contains Chapters 1, 3 and 4, and there are nine chapters in total: 1. Combinatorial Complexes 2. Topological Invariants 3. Coverings 4. Galois Theory 5. Generators and Relations 6. The Topological Dictionary 7. Amalgams 8. The Arboreal Dictionary 9. Ends.