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Random Walks on Infinite Graphs and Groups (Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics)

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This book is difficult for self-study - and the author says so in his preface! I felt, the prerequities in probablity theory and in graph theory are relatively modest (Prof. Bollobas' book is much more than adequate!), but a excellent knowledge in group theory will very definitely help. For the last chapter, some knowledge in topology would be advantageous, too.
There is no doubt, that Prof. Woess is an expert in this field, and the various methods employed to proof theorems are very interesting, and often "unexpected".

If there is a point to critizise, it is the relative lack of examples, showing where the stuff proved might be employed, also a few figures to help visualize certain concepts might have added to the book.

The book contains an "average" number of typos, I counted about 40 or so, mostly of a harmless nature.

For anybody interested in random walks, with a GOOD knowledge of group theory I can thouroughly recommend this book.