Profinite Graphs and Groups

1 Preliminaries.- Part I Basic Theory.- 2 Profinite Graphs.- 3 The Fundamental Group of a Profinite Graph.- 4 Profinite Groups Acting on C-Trees.- 5 Free Products of Pro-C Groups.- 6 Graphs of Pro-C Groups.- Part II Applications to Profinite Groups.- 7 Subgroups of Fundamental Groups of Graphs of Groups.- 8 Minimal Subtrees.- 9 Homology and Graphs of Pro-C Groups.- 10 The Virtual Cohomological Dimension of Profinite Groups.- Part III Applications to Abstract Groups.- 11 Separability Conditions in Free and Polycyclic Groups.- 12 Algorithms in Free Groups and Monoids.- 13 Abstract Groups vs their Profinite Completions.- 14 Conjugacy in Free Products and in Free-by-finite Groups.- 15 Conjugacy Separability in Amalgamated Products.- Appendix A Abstract Graphs.- Appendix B Rational Sets in Free Groups and Automata.- Bibliography.- Index.

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"The book systematically develops fundamentals of the theory of profinite graphs, with emphasis on exhibiting similarities with the Bass-Serre theory of abstract groups acting on abstract trees. As such, it provides a valuable referencefor students and researchers in the field." (Primoz Moravec, Mathematical Reviews, 2018)