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Berkovich Spaces and Applications

  • An accessible introduction to the rapidly growing theory of Berkovich analytic spaces
  • Presents an original point of view, even on the basics of the theory
  • Gives an exposition of the striking applications of Berkovich theory to group theory and dynamics

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Mathematics (LNM, volume 2119)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Berkovich Analytic Spaces

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction to Berkovich Analytic Spaces

      • Michael Temkin
      Pages 3-66
  3. Applications to Geometry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
    2. Bruhat-Tits Buildings and Analytic Geometry

      • Bertrand Rémy, Amaury Thuillier, Annette Werner
      Pages 141-202
  4. Valuation Spaces and Dynamics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
    2. Dynamics on Berkovich Spaces in Low Dimensions

      • Mattias Jonsson
      Pages 205-366
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 415-416

About this book

We present an introduction to Berkovich’s theory of non-archimedean analytic spaces that emphasizes its applications in various fields. The first part contains surveys of a foundational nature, including an introduction to Berkovich analytic spaces by M. Temkin, and to étale cohomology by A. Ducros, as well as a short note by C. Favre on the topology of some Berkovich spaces. The second part focuses on applications to geometry. A second text by A. Ducros contains a new proof of the fact that the higher direct images of a coherent sheaf under a proper map are coherent, and B. Rémy, A. Thuillier and A. Werner provide an overview of their work on the compactification of Bruhat-Tits buildings using Berkovich analytic geometry. The third and final part explores the relationship between non-archimedean geometry and dynamics. A contribution by M. Jonsson contains a thorough discussion of non-archimedean dynamical systems in dimension 1 and 2. Finally a survey by J.-P. Otal gives an account of Morgan-Shalen's theory of compactification of character varieties. 
This book will provide the reader with enough material on the basic concepts and constructions related to Berkovich spaces to move on to more advanced research articles on the subject. We also hope that the applications presented here will inspire the reader to discover new settings where these beautiful and intricate objects might arise.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris, France

    Antoine Ducros

  • Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau Cedex, France

    Charles Favre

  • University of Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium

    Johannes Nicaise

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eBook USD 39.99 USD 69.99
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