Algebraic topology Books
Oxford University Press Operator Theory by Example Oxford Graduate Texts
Book SynopsisAimed at graduate students, this textbook provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to operator theory, and covers twenty examples of operators, discussing the norm, spectrum, commutant, invariant subspaces, and interesting properties of each operator.Trade ReviewThe text is supplemented by over 600 end-of-chapter exercises, designed to help the reader master the topics covered in the chapter, as well as providing an opportunity to further explore the vast operator theory literature. Each chapter also contains well researched historical facts which place each chapter within the broader context of the development of the field as a whole. * MathSciNet *Table of Contents1: Hilbert Spaces 2: Diagonal Operators 3: Infinite Matrices 4: Two Multiplication Operators 5: The Unilateral Shift 6: The Cesàro Operator 7: The Volterra Operator 8: Multiplication Operators 9: The Dirichlet Shift 10: The Bergman Shift 11: The Fourier Transform 12: The Hilbert Transform 13: Bishop Operators 14: Operator Matrices 15: Constructions with the Shift Operator 16: Toeplitz Operators 17: Hankel Operators 18: Composition Operators 19: Subnormal Operators 20: The Compressed Shift
£46.07
Clarendon Press The Geometry of FourManifolds
Book SynopsisThis book provides the first lucid and accessible account to the modern study of the geometry of four-manifolds. It has become required reading for postgraduates and research workers whose research touches on this topic. Pre-requisites are a firm grounding in differential topology, and geometry as may be gained from the first year of a graduate course. The subject matter of this book is the most significant breakthrough in mathematics of the last fifty years, and Professor Donaldson won a Fields medal for his work in the area. The authors start from the standpoint that the fundamental group and intersection form of a four-manifold provides information about its homology and characteristic classes, but little of its differential topology. It turns out that the classification up to diffeomorphism of four-manifolds is very different from the classification of unimodular forms and that the study of this question leads naturally to the new Donaldson invariants of four-manifolds. A central tTrade Review... authoritative and comprehensive... it must be regarded as compulsory reading for any young researcher approaching this difficult but fascinating area. * Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society *Table of Contents1. Four-manifolds ; 2. Connections ; 3. The Fourier transform and ADHM construction ; 4. Yang-Mills moduli spaces ; 5. Topology and connections ; 6. Stable holomorphic bundles over Kahler surfaces ; 7. Excision and glueing ; 8. Non-existence results ; 9. Invariants of smooth four-manifolds ; 10. The differential topology of algebraic surfaces ; Appendix ; References ; Index
£128.25
The University of Chicago Press More Concise Algebraic Topology
Book SynopsisWith firm foundations dating only from the 1950s, algebraic topology is a relatively young area of mathematics. This title addresses the course material, such as fundamental groups, covering spaces, the basics of homotopy theory, and homology and cohomology. It covers topics that are useful for algebraic topologists.Trade Review"All researchers in algebraic topology should have at least a passing acquaintance with the material treated in this book, much of which does not appear in any of the standard texts." (Kathryn Hess, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne)"
£61.75
The University of Chicago Press Unstable Modules over the Steenrod Algebra and
Book SynopsisAn account of one of the main directions of algebraic topology, this book focuses on the Sullivan conjecture and its generalizations and applications. Intended to be of use to graduates and algebraic topologists, it gathers work on the theory of modules over the Steenrod algebra.
£35.64
Springer New York A Taste of Topology
Book SynopsisHaving evolved from Runde’s notes for an introductory topology course at the University of Alberta, this essential text provides a concise introduction to set-theoretic topology, as well as some algebraic topology.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "This is an introduction to set-theoretic topology … . Each section of each chapter ends with exercises and each chapter has a section with remarks of a historical nature and suggestions for further reading. I consider this ‘Taste of Topology’ an interesting universitext that will make the appetite of the students grow during the years." (Corina Mohorianu, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1079, 2006) "The intention of ‘A Taste of Topology’ is to provide a first introduction to topology for students … in calculus and basic algebra. … Each chapter contains well-chosen examples and exercises and concludes with historical remarks. The presentation is based on nets instead of filters throughout, certainly to the advantage of the beginner in the field. Several novel approaches to standard material … round off the picture of a welcome and timely addition to the introductory literature on topology." (M. Kunzinger, Monatshefte für Mathematik, Vol. 150 (3), 2007) "The book is an introductory text for a study of topology. In general, the book is oriented to second-year undergraduates. It presents the basic language used in various fields of modern mathematics. The book covers classical topics of topology. … The text also presents several non-typical approaches to various topics. … The book is also a source of exercise on basic topological notions." (EMS Newsletter, September, 2006) "…Runde does something very interesting and, I think, very useful, in the book under review: he explicitly plays down what accordingly might to the beginner appear synthetic and artificial, and plays up material which resonates with other, already familiar, mathematical notions from, for example, analysis; and he goes well beyond what is ordinarily found in a first topology course. ..The highlight of this presentation is the proof of the equivalence of having a normed space be finite dimensional, of having its closed unit ball be compact, and of having each closed and bounded subset be compact. Appearing at the end of the book in the form of an appendix this elegant characterization is a nice encore to what came before… A Taste of Topology is also rich in exercises of varying degrees of difficulty and contains excellent historical material, primarily contained in the sections labeled "Remarks" at the ends of all chapters...Manifestly Runde possesses the gifts of understatement and a light touch which contributes substantially to the book’s readability… I will now amplify this by noting that I intend to use Runde’s A Taste of Topology as the main textbook…I highly recommend the book." [Michael Berg; posted to MAA Reviews 12/1/2005]Table of ContentsPreface.- Introduction.- Set Theory.- Metric Spaces.- Set Theoretic Topology.- Systems of Continuous Functions.- Basic Algebraic Topology.- The Classical Mittag-Leffler Theorem Derived from Bourbaki’s.- Failure of the Heine-Borel Theorem in Infinite-Dimensional Spaces.- The Arzela-Ascoli Theorem.- References.- List of Symbols.- Index.
£44.99
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Braid Groups
Book SynopsisIn this well-written presentation, motivated by numerous examples and problems, the authors introduce the basic theory of braid groups, highlighting several definitions that show their equivalence;Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:"Details on … braid groups are carefully provided by Kassel and Turaev’s text Braid Groups. … Braid Groups is very well written. The proofs are detailed, clear, and complete. ... The text is to be praised for its level of detail. … For people … who want to understand current research in braid group related areas, Braid Groups is an excellent, in fact indispensable, text." (Scott Taylor, The Mathematical Association of America, October, 2008)"This is a very useful, carefully written book that will bring the reader up to date with some of the recent important advances in the study of the braid groups and their generalizations. It continues the tradition of these high quality graduate texts in mathematics. The book could easily be used as a text for a year course on braid groups for graduate students, one advantage being that the chapters are largely independent of each other." (Stephen P. Humphries, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2009 e)“This book is a comprehensive introduction to the theory of braid groups. Assuming only a basic knowledge of topology and algebra, it is intended mainly for graduate and postdoctoral students.” (Hirokazu Nishimura, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1208, 2011)“The book of Kassel and Turaev is a textbook … for graduate students and researchers. As such, it covers the basic material on braids, knots, and links … at a level which requires minimal background, yet moves rapidly to non-trivial topics. … It is a carefully planned and well-written book; the authors are true experts, and it fills a gap. … it will have many readers.” (Joan S. Birman, Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, Vol. 48 (1), January, 2011)Table of ContentsBraids and Braid Groups.- Braids, Knots, and Links.- Homological Representations of the Braid Groups.- Symmetric Groups and Iwahori#x2013;Hecke Algebras.- Representations of the Iwahori#x2013;Hecke Algebras.- Garside Monoids and Braid Monoids.- An Order on the Braid Groups.- Presentations of SL(Z) and PSL(Z).- Fibrations and Homotopy Sequences.- The Birman#x2013;Murakami#x2013;Wenzl Algebras.- Left Self-Distributive Sets.
£71.99
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Differential Forms in Algebraic Topology
Book SynopsisDeveloped from a first-year graduate course in algebraic topology, this text is an informal introduction to some of the main ideas of contemporary homotopy and cohomology theory. The materials are structured around four core areas: de Rham theory, the Cech-de Rham complex, spectral sequences, and characteristic classes.Trade Review“Bott and Tu give us an introduction to algebraic topology via differential forms, imbued with the spirit of a master who knew differential forms way back when, yet written from a mature point of view which draws together the separate paths traversed by de Rham theory and homotopy theory. Indeed they assume "an audience with prior exposure to algebraic or differential topology". It would be interesting to use Bott and Tu as the text for a first graduate course in algebraic topology; it would certainly be a wonderful supplement to a standard text. “Bott and Tu write with a consistent point of view and a style which is very readable, flowing smoothly from topic to topic. Moreover, the differential forms and the general homotopy theory are well integrated so that the whole is more than the sum of its parts. "Not intended to be foundational", the book presents most key ideas, at least in sketch form, from scratch, but does not hesitate to quote as needed, without proof, major results of a technical nature, e.g., Sard's Theorem, Whitney's Embedding Theorem and the Morse Lemma on the form of a nondegenerate critical point.” —James D. Stasheff (Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society) “This book is an excellent presentation of algebraic topology via differential forms. The first chapter contains the de Rham theory, with stress on computability. Thus, the Mayer-Vietoris technique plays an important role in the exposition. The force of this technique is demonstrated by the fact that the authors at the end of this chapter arrive at a really comprehensive exposition of Poincaré duality, the Euler and Thom classes and the Thom isomorphism. “The second chapter develops and generalizes the Mayer-Vietoris technique to obtain in a very natural way the Čech-de Rham complex and the Čech cohomology for presheaves. The third chapter on spectral sequences is the most difficult one, but also the richest one by the various applications and digressions into other topics of algebraic topology: singular homology and cohomology with integer coefficients and an important part of homotopy theory, including the Hopf invariant, the Postnikov approximation, the Whitehead tower and Serre’s theorem on the homotopy of spheres. The last chapter is devoted to a brief and comprehensive description of the Chern and Pontryagin classes. “A book which covers such an interesting and important subject deserves some remarks on the style: On the back cover one can read “With its stress on concreteness, motivation, and readability, Differential forms in algebraic topology should be suitable for self-study.” This must not be misunderstood in the ense that it is always easy to read the book. The authors invite the reader to understand algebraic topology by completing himself proofs and examples in the exercises. The reader who seriously follows this invitation really learns a lot of algebraic topology and mathematics in general.” —Hansklaus Rummler (American Mathematical Society)Table of ContentsI De Rham Theory.- II The ?ech-de Rham Complex.- III Spectral Sequences and Applications.- IV Characteristic Classes.- References.- List of Notations.
£44.99
Springer New York Algebraic KTheory and Its Applications
Book Synopsis1. K0 of Rings.- 1. Defining K0.- 2. K0 from idempotents.- 3. K0 of PIDs and local rings.- 4. K0 of Dedekind domains.- 5. Relative K0 and excision.- 6. An application: Swan's Theorem and topological K- theory.- 7. Another application: Euler characteristics and the Wall finiteness obstruction.- 2.K1 of Rings.- 1. Defining K1.- 2. K1 of division rings and local rings.- 3. 1 of PIDs and Dedekind domains.- 4. Whitehead groups and Whitehead torsion.- 5. Relative K1 and the exact sequence.- 3. K0 and K1 of Categories, Negative K-Theory.- 1. K0 and K1 of categories, Go and G1 of rings.- 2. The Grothendieck and Bass-Heller-Swan Theorems.- 3. Negative K-theory.- 4. Milnor's K2.- 1. Universal central extensions and H2.- 2. The Steinberg group.- 3. Milnor's K2.- 4. Applications of K2.- 5. The +?Construction and Quillen K-Theory.- 1. An introduction to classifying spaces.- 2. Quillen's +?construction and its basic properties.- 3. A survey of higher K-theory.- 6. Cyclic homology and its relation to K-Theory.- 1. Basics of cyclic homology.- 2. The Chern character.- 3. Some applications.- References.- Books and Monographs on Related Areas of Algebra, Analysis, Number Theory, and Topology.- Books and Monographs on Algebraic K-Theory.- Specialized References.- Notational Index.Table of Contents1. K0 of Rings.- 1. Defining K0.- 2. K0 from idempotents.- 3. K0 of PIDs and local rings.- 4. K0 of Dedekind domains.- 5. Relative K0 and excision.- 6. An application: Swan’s Theorem and topological K- theory.- 7. Another application: Euler characteristics and the Wall finiteness obstruction.- 2.K1 of Rings.- 1. Defining K1.- 2. K1 of division rings and local rings.- 3. 1 of PIDs and Dedekind domains.- 4. Whitehead groups and Whitehead torsion.- 5. Relative K1 and the exact sequence.- 3. K0 and K1 of Categories, Negative K-Theory.- 1. K0 and K1 of categories, Go and G1 of rings.- 2. The Grothendieck and Bass-Heller-Swan Theorems.- 3. Negative K-theory.- 4. Milnor’s K2.- 1. Universal central extensions and H2.- Universal central extensions.- Homology of groups.- 2. The Steinberg group.- 3. Milnor’s K2.- 4. Applications of K2.- Computing certain relative K1 groups.- K2 of fields and number theory.- Almost commuting operators.- Pseudo-isotopy.- 5. The +?Construction and Quillen K-Theory.- 1. An introduction to classifying spaces.- 2. Quillen’s +?construction and its basic properties.- 3. A survey of higher K-theory.- Products.- K-theory of fields and of rings of integers.- The Q-construction and results proved with it.- Applications.- 6. Cyclic homology and its relation to K-Theory.- 1. Basics of cyclic homology.- Hochschild homology.- Cyclic homology.- Connections with “non-commutative de Rham theory”.- 2. The Chern character.- The classical Chern character.- The Chern character on K0.- The Chern character on higher K-theory.- 3. Some applications.- Non-vanishing of class groups and Whitehead groups.- Idempotents in C*-algebras.- Group rings and assembly maps.- References.- Books and Monographs on Related Areas of Algebra, Analysis, Number Theory, and Topology.- Books and Monographs on Algebraic K-Theory.- Specialized References.- Notational Index.
£75.99
Springer New York An Introduction to Algebraic Topology Graduate Texts in Mathematics 119
Book SynopsisA clear exposition, with exercises, of the basic ideas of algebraic topology. Although categories and functors are introduced early in the text, excessive generality is avoided, and the author explains the geometric or analytic origins of abstract concepts as they are introduced.Table of Contents0 Introduction.- Notation.- Brouwer Fixed Point Theorem.- Categories and Functors.- 1.Some Basic Topological Notions.- Homotopy.- Convexity, Contractibility, and Cones.- Paths and Path Connectedness.- 2 Simplexes.- Affine Spaces.- Affine Maps.- 3 The Fundamental Group.- The Fundamental Groupoid.- The Functor ?1.- ?1(S1).- 4 Singular Homology.- Holes and Green’s Theorem.- Free Abelian Groups.- The Singular Complex and Homology Functors.- Dimension Axiom and Compact Supports.- The Homotopy Axiom.- The Hurewicz Theorem.- 5 Long Exact Sequences.- The Category Comp.- Exact Homology Sequences.- Reduced Homology.- 6 Excision and Applications.- Excision and Mayer-Vietoris.- Homology of Spheres and Some Applications.- Barycentric Subdivision and the Proof of Excision.- More Applications to Euclidean Space.- 7 Simplicial Complexes.- Definitions.- Simplicial Approximation.- Abstract Simplicial Complexes.- Simplicial Homology.- Comparison with Singular Homology.- Calculations.- Fundamental Groups of Polyhedra.- The Seifert-van Kampen Theorem.- 8 CW Complexes.- Hausdorff Quotient Spaces.- Attaching Cells.- Homology and Attaching Cells.- CW Complexes.- Cellular Homology.- 9 Natural Transformations.- Definitions and Examples.- Eilenberg-Steenrod Axioms.- Chain Equivalences.- Acyclic Models.- Lefschetz Fixed Point Theorem.- Tensor Products.- Universal Coefficients.- Eilenberg-Zilber Theorem and the Künneth Formula.- 10 Covering Spaces.- Basic Properties.- Covering Transformations.- Existence.- Orbit Spaces.- 11 Homotopy Groups.- Function Spaces.- Group Objects and Cogroup Objects.- Loop Space and Suspension.- Homotopy Groups.- Exact Sequences.- Fibrations.- A Glimpse Ahead.- 12 Cohomology.- Differential Forms.- Cohomology Groups.- Universal Coefficients Theorems for Cohomology.- Cohomology Rings.- Computations and Applications.- Notation.
£54.14
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Sheaves in Geometry and Logic
Book SynopsisSheaves also appear in logic as carriers for models of set theory. Beginning with several examples, it explains the underlying ideas of topology and sheaf theory as well as the general theory of elementary toposes and geometric morphisms and their relation to logic.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "A beautifully written book, a long and well motivated book packed with well chosen clearly explained examples. … authors have a rare gift for conveying an insider’s view of the subject from the start. This book is written in the best Mac Lane style, very clear and very well organized. … it gives very explicit descriptions of many advanced topics--you can learn a great deal from this book that, before it was published, you could only learn by knowing researchers in the field." (Wordtrade, 2008)Table of ContentsPreface; Prologue; Categorical Preliminaries; 1. Categories of Functors; 2. Sheaves of Sets; 3. Grothendieck Topologies and Sheaves; 4. First Properties of Elementary Topoi; 5. Basic Constructions of Topoi; 6. Topoi and Logic; 7. Geometric Morphisms; 8. Classifying Topoi; 9. Localic Topoi; 10. Geometric Logic and Classifying Topoi; Appendix: Sites for Topoi; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index of Notations; Index
£58.49
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Categories for the Working Mathematician
Book SynopsisThis second edition includes a number of revisions and additions, including new chapters on topics of active interest: symmetric monoidal categories and braided monoidal categories, and the coherence theorems for them, as well as 2-categories and the higher dimensional categories which have recently come into prominence.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews of the second edition:“The book under review is an introduction to the theory of categories which, as the title suggests, is addressed to the (no-nonsense) working mathematician, thus presenting the ideas and concepts of Category Theory in a broad context of mainstream examples (primarily from algebra). … the book remains an authoritative source on the foundations of the theory and an accessible first introduction to categories. … It is very well-written, with plenty of interesting discussions and stimulating exercises.” (Ittay Weiss, MAA Reviews, July, 2014)Second EditionS.M. LaneCategories for the Working Mathematician"A very useful introduction to category theory."—INTERNATIONALE MATHEMATISCHE NACHRICHTENTable of Contents1: Categories, Functors and Natural Transformation. 2: Constructions on Categories. 3: Universals and Limits. 4: Adjoints. 5: Limits. 6: Monads and Algebras. 7: Monoids. 8: Abelian Categories. 9: Special Limits. 10: Kan Extensions. 11: Symmetry and Braiding in Monoidal Categories. 12: Structures in Categories. Tables of Categories. Bibliography.
£45.89
John Wiley & Sons Inc Gâteaux Differentiability of Convex Functions and
Book SynopsisThis text puts together folklore results touching weak Asplund spaces. It presents a thorough examination of weak Asplund cases. Nonseparable Banach spaces, renorming, and differentiability are stressed throughout the text and all subclasses, including inferences and counterexamples are discussed. It also covers Stegall''s classes, fragmentability, and long sequences of linear projections. Notes, remarks and questions end each chapter.Table of ContentsCanonical Examples of Weak Asplund Spaces. Properties of Gateaux Differentiability Spaces and Weak AsplundSpaces. Stegall's Classes. Two More Concrete Classes of Banach Spaces that Lie in . Fragmentability. "Long Sequences" of Linear Projections. Vaak Spaces and Gul'ko Compacta. A Characterization of WCG Spaces and of Eberlein Compacta. Main Open Questions and Problems. References. Index.
£136.76
John Wiley & Sons Inc Functional Analysis An Introduction to Banach
Book SynopsisA powerful introduction to one of the most active areas of theoretical and applied mathematics This distinctive introduction to one of the most far-reaching and beautiful areas of mathematics focuses on Banach spaces as the milieu in which most of the fundamental concepts are presented.Trade Review"This textbook for a two-semester course in functional analysis presents the basic ideas, techniques, and methods that form the underpinnings of the discipline." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 25, No. 3, September 2001) "...a useful book which helps the student to understand Banach space theory." (Mathematical Reviews, 2003a)Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction. Basic Definitions and Examples. Basic Principles with Applications. Weak Topologies and Applications. Operators on Banach Spaces. Bases in Banach Spaces. Sequences, Series, and a Little Geometry in Banach Spaces. Bibliography. Author/Name Index. Subject Index Symbol Index.
£155.66
John Wiley & Sons Inc Shape and Shape Theory Wiley Series in
Book SynopsisPioneered by David Kendall, the statistical theory of shape is an emerging area generating considerable interest for statisticians, engineers, and computer scientists. Co--written by Dr. Kendall, this volume presents a coherent theory of shape developed from Kendalla s own approach known as static and kinematic theory.Trade Review"This is a fascinating book mixing geometry, topology and probability theory..." (London Mathematical Society Bulletin, Vol 32, 2000) "The potential value that his volume should have to researchers in many areas for years to come." (Short Book Reviews, August 2000) "I would like to conclude this review by strongly recommending that geodists have this book on desk within ready reach of hands" (Journal of Geodesy, Vol. 75, 2001) "...a mathematical jewel..." (Mathematical Reviews, 2003g)Table of ContentsShapes and Shape Spaces. The Global Structure of Shape Spaces. Computing the Homology of Cell Complexes. A Chain Complex for Shape Spaces. The Homology Groups of Shape Spaces. Geodesics in Shape Spaces. The Riemannian Structure of Shape Spaces. Induced Shape-Measures. Mean Shapes and the Shape of the Means. Visualising the Higher Dimensional Shape Spaces. General Shape Spaces. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.
£193.46
Cambridge University Press Lectures on Vector Bundles 54 Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics Series Number 54
Book SynopsisThis work consists of two courses on the moduli spaces of vector bundles. The first is introductory, and assumes very little background; the second is more advanced and takes the reader into current areas of research. This a treatment of vector bundles that will be welcomed by experienced algebraic geometers and novices alike.Trade Review'The whole book is well written and is a valuable addition to the literature … It is essential purchase for all libraries maintaining a collection in algebraic geometry, and strongly recommended for individual researchers and graduate students with an interest in vector bundles.' Peter Newstead, Bulletin of the London Mathematical SocietyTable of ContentsPart I. Vector Bundles On Algebraic Curves: 1. Generalities; 2. The Riemann-Roch formula; 3. Topological; 4. The Hilbert scheme; 5. Semi-stability; 6. Invariant geometry; 7. The construction of M(r,d); 8. Study of M(r,d); Part II. Moduli Spaces Of Semi-Stable Sheaves On The Projective Plane; 9. Introduction; 10. Operations on semi-stable sheaves; 11. Restriction to curves; 12. Bogomolov's theorem; 13. Bounded families; 14. The construction of the moduli space; 15. Differential study of the Shatz stratification; 16. The conditions for existence; 17. The irreducibility; 18. The Picard group; Bibliography.
£131.10
Cambridge University Press Algebraic Cycles and Motives Volume 1 London
Book SynopsisThese two volumes provide a self-contained account of research on algebraic cycles and motives. Twenty-two contributions from leading figures survey the key research strands, including: Abel-Jacobi/regulator maps and normal functions; Voevodsky's triangulated category of mixed motives; conjectures of Bloch-Beilinson and Murre on filtrations on Chow groups.Table of ContentsForeword; Part I. Survey Articles: 1. The motivic vanishing cycles and the conservation conjecture J. Ayoub; 2. On the theory of 1-motives L. Barbieri-Viale; 3. Motivic decomposition for resolutions of threefolds M. de Cataldo and L. Migliorini; 4. Correspondences and transfers F. D´eglise; 5. Algebraic cycles and singularities of normal functions M. Green and Ph. Griffiths; 6. Zero cycles on singular varieties A. Krishna and V. Srinivas; 7. Modular curves, modular surfaces and modular fourfolds D. Ramakrishnan.
£74.49
Cambridge University Press Algebraic Cycles and Motives 344 London
Book SynopsisThese two volumes provide a self-contained account of research on algebraic cycles and motives. Twenty-two contributions from leading figures survey the key research strands, including: Abel-Jacobi/regulator maps and normal functions; Voevodsky's triangulated category of mixed motives; conjectures of Bloch-Beilinson and Murre on filtrations on Chow groups.Table of ContentsPart II. Research Articles: 8. Beilinson's Hodge conjecture with coefficients M. Asakura and S. Saito; 9. On the splitting of the Bloch-Beilinson filtration A. Beauville; 10. Künneth projectors S. Bloch and H. Esnault; 11. The Brill-Noether curve of a stable bundle on a genus two curve S. Brivio and A. Verra; 12. On Tannaka duality for vector bundles on p-adic curves C. Deninger and A. Werner; 13. On finite-dimensional motives and Murre's conjecture U. Jannsen; 14. On the transcendental part of the motive of a surface B. Kahn, J. P. Murre and C. Pedrini; 15. A note on finite dimensional motives S. I. Kimura; 16. Real regulators on Milnor complexes, II J. D. Lewis; 17. Motives for Picard modular surfaces A. Miller, S. Müller-Stach, S. Wortmann, Y.-H.Yang, K. Zuo; 18. The regulator map for complete intersections J. Nagel; 19. Hodge number polynomials for nearby and vanishing cohomology C. Peters and J. Steenbrink; 20. Direct image of logarithmic complexes M. Saito; 21. Mordell-Weil lattices of certain elliptic K3's T. Shioda; 22. Motives from diffraction J. Stienstra.
£67.97
Cambridge University Press Introduction to Compact Riemann Surfaces and Dessins dEnfants 79 London Mathematical Society Student Texts Series Number 79
Book SynopsisFew books on the subject of Riemann surfaces cover the relatively modern theory of dessins d'enfants (children's drawings), which was launched by Grothendieck in the 1980s and is now an active field of research. In this 2011 book, the authors begin with an elementary account of the theory of compact Riemann surfaces viewed as algebraic curves and as quotients of the hyperbolic plane by the action of Fuchsian groups of finite type. They then use this knowledge to introduce the reader to the theory of dessins d'enfants and its connection with algebraic curves defined over number fields. A large number of worked examples are provided to aid understanding, so no experience beyond the undergraduate level is required. Readers without any previous knowledge of the field of dessins d'enfants are taken rapidly to the forefront of current research.Trade Review"Overall the text is very well written and easy to follow, partly due to the abundance of good concrete examples in every single section illustrating concepts from the very basic to the very technical." Aaron D. Wootton, Mathematical ReviewsTable of Contents1. Riemann surfaces and algebraic curves; 2. Riemann surfaces and Fuchsian groups; 3. Belyi's theorem; 4. Dessins d'enfants; References; Index.
£48.99
Cambridge University Press Floer Homology Groups in YangMills Theory 147 Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics Series Number 147
Book SynopsisThe seminal work of Floer has now been placed in a contemporary setting. The author of this monograph writes with the big picture constantly in mind, reviewing current knowledge and predicting future directions. This forms part of the work for which Simon Donaldson was awarded the prestigious Fields Medal.Trade Review'… relatively short but very infomative, modern and clearly written … I stronly recommend the book to both specialists and graduate students'. S. Merkulov, Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society'… a compact but very readable account.' Mathematika'… gives a nice account of the theory of an interesting topic in contemporary geometry and topology. It can be strongly recommended …'. EMS NewsletterTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Basic material; 3. Linear analysis; 4. Gauge theory and tubular ends; 5. The Floer homology groups; 6. Floer homology and 4-manifold invariants; 7. Reducible connections and cup products; 8. Further directions.
£116.85
Institute of Physics Publishing Differential Topology and Geometry with
Book SynopsisThis book presents, in a concise and direct manner, the appropriate mathematical formalism and fundamentals of differential topology and differential geometry, together with essential applications in many branches of physics.
£89.10
Birkhauser Boston Les Conjectures de Stark Sur Les Fonctions L DArtin En S0 Notes DUn Cours a Orsay Redigees Par Dominique Bernardi
Book SynopsisThese conjectures can be viewed as a vast generalization of Dirichlet’s class number formula and Kronecker’s limit formula. They provide an unexpected contribution to Hilbert’s 12th problem on the generalization of class fields by the values of transcendental functions.Table of ContentsIntroduction.-Fonctions L D’Artin.-La Conjecture Principale de Stark.-Caracteres a Valeurs Rationnelles.-Les Cas r(x)=0 et r(x)=1.-La Conjecture Plus Fine Dans le Cas Abelien.-Le Cas Des Corps de Fonctions.-Analogues p-Adiques des Conjectures de Stark.-Bibliographie.
£42.74
Birkhauser Boston Metric Structures for Riemannian and
Book SynopsisPreface to the French Edition.- Preface to the English Edition.- Introduction: Metrics Everywhere.- Length Structures: Path Metric Spaces.- Degree and Dilatation.- Metric Structures on Families of Metric Spaces.- Convergence and Concentration of Metrics and Measures.- Loewner Rediscovered.- Manifolds with Bounded Ricci Curvature.- Isoperimetric Inequalities and Amenability.- Morse Theory and Minimal Models.- Pinching and Collapse.- Appendix A: 'Quasiconvex' Domains in Rn.- Appendix B: Metric Spaces and Mappings Seen at Many Scales.- Appendix C: Paul Levy's Isoperimetric Inequality.- Appendix D: Systolically Free Manifolds.- Bibliography.- Glossary of Notation.- Index.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:"The book gives genius insight into the connections between topology and Riemannian geometry, geometry and probability, geometry and analysis, respectively. The huge variety of progressive key ideas could provide numerous research problems in the next decades." —Publicationes Mathematicae "This book will become one of the standard references in the research literature on the subject. Many fascinating open problems are pointed out. Since this domain has dramatically exploded since 1979 and also is one which has many contact points with diverse areas of mathematics, it is no small task to present a treatment which is at once broad and coherent. It is a major accomplishment of Misha Gromov to have written this exposition. It is hard work to go through the book, but it is worth the effort." —Zentralblatt Math"The first edition of this book...is considered one of the most influential books in geometry in the last twenty years... Among the most substantial additions [of the 2/e]...is a chapter on convergence of metric spaces with measures, and an appendix on analysis on metric spaces... In addition, numerous remarks, examples, proofs, and open problems are inserted throughout the book. The original text is preserved with new items conveniently indicated... This book is certain to be a source of inspiration for many researchers as well as required reading for students entering the subject." —Mathematical Reviews“This is a reprint of the 2001 edition of Gromov’s by now classical book on metric structures. … this work will continue to set the standard in the field for the foreseeable future.” (M. Kunzinger, Monatshefte für Mathematik, Vol. 156 (4), April, 2009)Table of ContentsLength Structures: Path Metric Spaces.- Degree and Dilatation.- Metric Structures on Families of Metric Spaces.- Convergence and Concentration of Metrics and Measures.- Loewner Rediscovered.- Manifolds with Bounded Ricci Curvature.- Isoperimetric Inequalities and Amenability.- Morse Theory and Minimal Models.- Pinching and Collapse.
£98.99
MP-AMM American Mathematical Knots and Surfaces
Book SynopsisLeads readers to discover some real mathematics. This book is suitable for a one-semester course at the beginning undergraduate level.Table of ContentsNetworks (Chapter 1) Surfaces (Chapter 2) Knots (Chapter 3) Projects (Chapter 4) Bibliography Index.
£36.05
American Mathematical Society Stochastic Analysis on Manifolds
Book SynopsisProbability theory has become a convenient language and a useful tool in many areas of modern analysis. This book intends to explore part of this connection concerning the relations between Brownian motion on a manifold and analytical aspects of differential geometry. It begins with a review of stochastic differential equations on Euclidean space.Table of ContentsIntroduction Stochastic differential equations and diffusions Basic stochastic differential geometry Brownian motion on manifolds Brownian motion and heat kernel Short-time asymptotics Further applications Brownian motion and analytic index theorems Analysis on path spaces Notes and comments General notations Bibliography Index.
£77.90
MP-AMM American Mathematical Functions of Several Complex Variables and Their
Book SynopsisPresents an introduction to the theory of functions of several complex variables and their singularities, with special emphasis on topological aspects. This book includes such topics as Riemann surfaces, holomorphic functions of several variables, classification and deformation of singularities, and fundamentals of differential topology.Table of ContentsRiemann surfaces Holomorphic functions of several variables Isolated singularities of holomorphic functions Fundamentals of differential topology Topology of singularities Bibliography Index.
£78.30
MP-AMM American Mathematical Systolic Geometry and Topology
Book SynopsisPresents the systolic geometry of manifolds and polyhedra, starting with the two classical inequalities. This book features Gromov's inequalities and their generalisations, as well as asymptotic phenomena for systoles of surfaces of large genus, revealing a link both to ergodic theory and to properties of congruence subgroups of arithmetic groups.Table of ContentsSystolic geometry in dimension 2: Geometry and topology of systoles Historical remarks The theorema egregium of Gauss Global geometry of surfaces Inequalities of Loewner and Pu Systolic applications of integral geometry A primer on surfaces Filling area theorem for hyperelliptic surfaces Hyperelliptic surfaces are Loewner An optimal inequality for CAT(0) metrics Volume entropy and asymptotic upper bounds Systolic geometry and topology in $n$ dimensions: Systoles and their category Gromov's optimal stable systolic inequality for $\mathbb{CP}^n$ Systolic inequalities dependent on Massey products Cup products and stable systoles Dual-critical lattices and systoles Generalized degree and Loewner-type inequalities Higher inequalities of Loewner-Gromov type Systolic inequalities for $L^p$ norms Four-manifold systole asymptotics Period map image density (by Jake Solomon) Open problems Bibliography Index.
£103.50
MP-AMM American Mathematical Nonlinear Dynamics and Time Series Building a
Book SynopsisA collection of research and expository papers reflecting the interfacing of two fields: nonlinear dynamics and statistics. It presents the proceedings of a workshop entitled 'Nonlinear Dynamics and Time Series: Building a Bridge Between the Natural and Statistical Sciences' held at the Centre de Recherches Mathematiques in Montreal in July 1995.Table of ContentsOpening lectures: Tools for the analysis of chaotic data by H. I. Abarbanel Some comments on nonlinear time series analysis by H. Tong Embeddings, dimension, and system reconstruction: A general approach to predictive and fractal scaling dimensions in discrete-index time series by C. D. Cutler Statistics for continuity and differentiability: An application to attractor reconstruction from time series by L. M. Pecora, T. L. Carroll, and J. F. Heagy Reconstruction of integrate-and-fire dynamics by T. Sauer Surrogate data methodology: On the validity of the method of surrogate data by K.-S. Chan Using "surrogate surrogate data" to calibrate the actual rate of false positives in tests for nonlinearity in time series by J. Theiler and D. Prichard Local Lyapunov exponents: Chaos with confidence: Asymptotics and applications of local Lyapunov exponents by B. A. Bailey, S. Ellner, and D. W. Nychka Estimating local Lyapunov exponents by Z.-Q. Lu and R. L. Smith Long-range dependence: Defining and measuring long-range dependence by P. Hall Modelling nonlinearity and long memory in time series by P. M. Robinson and P. Zaffaroni Data analysis and applications: Ergodic distributions of random dynamical systems by L. M. Berliner, S. N. MacEachern, and C. S. Forbes Detecting structure in noise by L. Borland Characterizing nonlinearity in weather and epilepsy data: A personal view by M. C. Casdagli Assessment of linear and nonlinear correlations between neural firing events by A. Longtin and D. M. Racicot Markov chain methods in the analysis of heart rate variability by S. J. Merrill and J. R. Cochran.
£81.00
MP-AMM American Mathematical Invariant Theory of Finite Groups
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsInvariants, their relatives, and problems Algebraic finiteness Combinatorial finiteness Noetherian finiteness Homological finiteness Modular invariant theory Special classes of invariants The Steenrod algebra and invariant theory Invariant ideals Lannes's T-functor and applications Review of commutative algebra References Typography Notation Index
£101.70
Cambridge University Press A Gentle Introduction to Homological Mirror
Book SynopsisOriginating in mathematical physics, homological mirror symmetry reveals deep connections between different areas of geometry and algebra. This book, which is aimed at graduate students, offers a self-contained and accessible introduction to the subject from the perspective of representation theory of algebras and quivers.Table of ContentsPart I. To A∞ and Beyond: 1. Categories; 2. Cohomology; 3. Higher products; 4. Quivers; Part II. A Glance through the Mirror: 5. Motivation from physics; 6. The A-side; 7. The B-side; 8. Mirror symmetry; Part III. Reflections on Surfaces: 9. Gluing; 10. Grading; 11. Stabilizing; 12. Deforming; References; Index.
£41.93
Cambridge University Press Differential Geometry in the Large
Book SynopsisThe 2019 ''Australian-German Workshop on Differential Geometry in the Large'' represented an extraordinary cross section of topics across differential geometry, geometric analysis and differential topology. The two-week programme featured talks from prominent keynote speakers from across the globe, treating geometric evolution equations, structures on manifolds, non-negative curvature and Alexandrov geometry, and topics in differential topology. A joy to the expert and novice alike, this proceedings volume touches on topics as diverse as Ricci and mean curvature flow, geometric invariant theory, Alexandrov spaces, almost formality, prescribed Ricci curvature, and Kähler and Sasaki geometry.Trade Review'The high-quality surveys and original work in this book give a convenient path to understand some recent exciting developments in global Differential Geometry and Geometric Analysis. This should be of great value to graduate students entering the field, as well as to more experienced researchers looking for an updated perspective on a wide range of topics, ranging from nonnegative curvature and Alexandrov spaces to geometric flows and equivariant geometry.' Renato G. Bettiol, Lehman College, The City University of New York'The volume includes important additions to the literature including new results, new proofs of previous results, and simplified expositions, and also an excellent collection of surveys on recent activity. It is well written and offers a generous overview and invitation to a variety of modern, active topics in differential geometry.' Christopher Seaton, MAA ReviewsTable of ContentsIntroduction Owen Dearricott, Wilderich Tuschmann, Yuri Nikolayevsky, Thomas Leistner and Diarmuid Crowley; Part I. Geometric Evolution Equations and Curvature Flow: 1. Real geometric invariant theory Christoph Böhm and Ramiro A. Lafuente; 2. Convex ancient solutions to mean curvature flow Theodora Bourni, Mat Langford and Giuseppe Tinaglia; 3. Negatively curved three-manifolds, hyperbolic metrics, isometric embeddings in Minkowski space and the cross curvature flow Paul Bryan, Mohammad N. Ivaki and Julian Scheuer; 4. A mean curvature flow for conformally compact manifolds A. Rod Gover and Valentina-Mira Wheeler; 5. A survey on the Ricci flow on singular spaces Klaus Kröncke and Boris Vertman; Part II. Structures on Manifolds and Mathematical Physics: 6. Some open problems in Sasaki geometry Charles P. Boyer, Hongnian Huang, Eveline Legendre and Christina W. Tønnesen-Friedman; 7. The prescribed Ricci curvature problem for homogeneous metrics Timothy Buttsworth and Artem Pulemotov; 8. Singular Yamabe and Obata problems A. Rod Gover and Andrew K. Waldron; 9. Einstein metrics, harmonic forms and conformally Kähler geometry Claude LeBrun; 10. Construction of the supersymmetric path integral: a survey Matthias Ludewig; 11. Tight models of de-Rham algebras of highly connected manifolds Lorenz Schwachhöfer; Part III. Recent Developments in Non-Negative Sectional Curvature: 12. Fake lens spaces and non-negative sectional curvature Sebastian Goette, Martin Kerin and Krishnan Shankar; 13. Collapsed three-dimensional Alexandrov spaces: a brief survey Fernando Galaz-García, Luis Guijarro and Jesús Núñez-Zimbrón; 14. Pseudo-angle systems and the simplicial Gauss–Bonnet–Chern theorem Stephan Klaus; 15. Aspects and examples on quantitative stratification with lower curvature bounds Nan Li; 16. Universal covers of Ricci limit and RCD spaces Jiayin Pan and Guofang Wei; 17. Local and global homogeneity for manifolds of positive curvature Joseph A. Wolf.
£43.69
Cambridge University Press BruhatTits Theory
Book SynopsisThis is the first book in English on BruhatTits theory, an important topic in number theory, representation theory, and algebraic geometry. A comprehensive account of the theory, it can serve both as a reference for researchers in the field and as a thorough introduction for graduate students and early career mathematicians.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Background and Review: 1. Affine root systems and abstract buildings; 2. Algebraic groups; Part II. Bruhat–Tits theory: 3. Examples: Quasi-split groups of rank 1; 4. Overview and summary of Bruhat–Tits theory; 5. Bruhat, Cartan, and Iwasawa decompositions; 6. The apartment; 7. The Bruhat–Tits building for a valuation of the root datum; 8. Integral models; 9. Unramified descent; Part III. Additional Developments: 10. Residue field f of dimension ≤ 1; 11. The buildings of classical groups via lattice chains; 12. Component groups of integral models; 13. Finite group actions and tamely ramified descent; 14. Moy–Prasad filtrations; 15. Functorial properties; Part IV. Applications: 16. Classification of maximal unramified tori (d'après DeBacker); 17. Classification of tamely ramified maximal tori; 18. The volume formula; Part V. Appendices: A. Operations on integral models; B. Integral models of tori; C. Integral models of root subgroups; References; Index.
£137.75
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Introduction to Topological Manifolds
Book SynopsisThis book is an introduction to manifolds at the beginning graduate level, and accessible to any student who has completed a solid undergraduate degree in mathematics. It contains the essential topological ideas that are needed for the further study of manifolds, particularly in the context of differential geometry, algebraic topology, and related fields.Although this second edition has the same basic structure as the first edition, it has been extensively revised and clarified; not a single page has been left untouched. The major changes include a new introduction to CW complexes (replacing most of the material on simplicial complexes in Chapter 5); expanded treatments of manifolds with boundary, local compactness, group actions, and proper maps; and a new section on paracompactness.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews of the second edition:“An excellent introduction to both point-set and algebraic topology at the early-graduate level, using manifolds as a primary source of examples and motivation. … The author has … fulfilled his objective of integrating a study of manifolds into an introductory course in general and algebraic topology. This text is well-organized and clearly written, with a good blend of motivational discussion and mathematical rigor. … Any student who has gone through this book should be well-prepared to pursue the study of differential geometry … .” (Mark Hunacek, The Mathematical Association of America, March, 2011)“This book is designed for first year graduate students as an introduction to the topology of manifolds. … The book can be read with advantage by any graduate student with a good undergraduate background, and indeed by many upper class undergraduates. It can be used for self study or as a text book for a fine geometrically flavored introduction to manifolds. One which provides excellent motivation for studying the machinery needed for more advanced work.” (Jonathan Hodgson, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1209, 2011)Table of ContentsPreface.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Topological Spaces.- 3 New Spaces from Old.- 4 Connectedness and Compactness.- 5 Cell Complexes.- 6 Compact Surfaces.- 7 Homotopy and the Fundamental Group.- 8 The Circle.- 9 Some Group Theory.- 10 The Seifert-Van Kampen Theorem.- 11 Covering Maps.- 12 Group Actions and Covering Maps.- 13 Homology.- Appendix A: Review of Set Theory.- Appendix B: Review of Metric Spaces.- Appendix C: Review of Group Theory.- References.- Notation Index.- Subject Index.
£48.59
Springer London Morse Theory and Floer Homology
Book SynopsisIt defines the Morse complex and the Morse homology, and develops some of their applications.Morse homology also serves a simple model for Floer homology, which is covered in the second part.Trade ReviewFrom the book reviews:“The present book is an excellent, detailed and self-contained introduction to Morse theory and Floer homology which makes both topics easily accessible to graduate or even advanced undergraduate students.” (Sonja Hohloch, Mathematical Reviews, August, 2014)“Morse Theory and Floer Homology is a relatively high-level introduction to, and in fact a full account of, the extremely elegant and properly celebrated solution to the Arnol’d problem by the prodigious and tragic Andreas Floer … . the book is exceptionally well written. Indeed, this is a very good book on a beautiful and important subject and will richly repay those who take the time to work through it.” (Michael Berg, MAA Reviews, February, 2014)Table of ContentsIntroduction to Part I.- Morse Functions.- Pseudo-Gradients.- The Morse Complex.- Morse Homology, Applications.- Introduction to Part II.- What You Need To Know About Symplectic Geometry.- The Arnold Conjecture and the Floer Equation.- The Maslov Index.- Linearization and Transversality.- Spaces of Trajectories.- From Floer To Morse.- Floer Homology: Invariance.- Elliptic Regularity.- Technical Lemmas.- Exercises for the Second Part.- Appendices: What You Need to Know to Read This Book.
£71.99
Springer New York Basic Homological Algebra Graduate Texts in Mathematics 196
Book Synopsis1 Categories.- 2 Modules.- 2.1 Generalities.- 2.2 Tensor Products.- 2.3 Exactness of Functors.- 2.4 Projectives, Injectives, and Flats.- 3 Ext and Tor.- 3.1 Complexes and Projective Resolutions.- 3.2 Long Exact Sequences.- 3.3 Flat Resolutions and Injective Resolutions.- 3.4 Consequences.- 4 Dimension Theory.- 4.1 Dimension Shifting.- 4.2 When Flats are Projective.- 4.3 Dimension Zero.- 4.4 An Example.- 5 Change of Rings.- 5.1 Computational Considerations.- 5.2 Matrix Rings.- 5.3 Polynomials.- 5.4 Quotients and Localization.- 6 Derived Functors.- 6.1 Additive Functors.- 6.2 Derived Functors.- 6.3 Long Exact SequencesI. Existence.- 6.4 Long Exact SequencesII. Naturality.- 6.5 Long Exact SequencesIII. Weirdness.- 6.6 Universality of Ext.- 7 Abstract Homologieal Algebra.- 7.1 Living Without Elements.- 7.2 Additive Categories.- 7.3 Kernels and Cokernels.- 7.4 Cheating with Projectives.- 7.5 (Interlude) Arrow Categories.- 7.6 Homology in Abelian Categories.- 7.7 Long Exact Sequences.- 7.8 An Alternative for Unbalanced Categories.- 8 Colimits and Tor.- 8.1 Limits and Colimits.- 8.2 Adjoint Functors.- 8.3 Directed Colimits, ?, and Tor.- 8.4 Lazard's Theorem.- 8.5 Weak Dimension Revisited.- 9 Odds and Ends.- 9.1 Injective Envelopes.- 9.2 Universal Coefficients.- 9.3 The Künneth Theorems.- 9.4 Do Connecting Homomorphisms Commute?.- 9.5 The Ext Product.- 9.6 The Jacobson Radical, Nakayama's Lemma, and Quasilocal Rings.- 9.7 Local Rings and Localization Revisited (Expository).- A GCDs, LCMs, PIDs, and UFDs.- B The Ring of Entire Functions.- C The MitchellFreyd Theorem and Cheating in Abelian Categories.- D Noether Correspondences in Abelian Categories.- Solution Outlines.- References.- Symbol Index.Trade Review“Each chapter contains a reasonable selection of exercises. … its intended audience is second or third year graduate students in algebra, algebraic topology, or other fields that use homological algebra. … the author’s style is both readable and entertaining … . All in all, this book is a very welcome addition to the literature.” (T.W.Hungerford, zbMATH 0948.18001, 2022)"The book is well written. We find here many examples. Each chapter is followed by exercises, and at the end of the book there are outline solutions to some of them. ... I especially appreciated the lively style of the book; compared with some other books on homological algebra, one has here the good feeling that one understands why a notion is defined in this way,that one can easily remember at least the structure of the theory, and that one is quickly able to find necessary details. The prerequisite for this book is a graduate course on algebra, but one get quite far with a modest knowledge of algebra. The book can be strongly recommended as a textbook for a course on homological algebra."EMS Newsletter, June 2001Table of Contents1 Categories.- 2 Modules.- 2.1 Generalities.- 2.2 Tensor Products.- 2.3 Exactness of Functors.- 2.4 Projectives, Injectives, and Flats.- 3 Ext and Tor.- 3.1 Complexes and Projective Resolutions.- 3.2 Long Exact Sequences.- 3.3 Flat Resolutions and Injective Resolutions.- 3.4 Consequences.- 4 Dimension Theory.- 4.1 Dimension Shifting.- 4.2 When Flats are Projective.- 4.3 Dimension Zero.- 4.4 An Example.- 5 Change of Rings.- 5.1 Computational Considerations.- 5.2 Matrix Rings.- 5.3 Polynomials.- 5.4 Quotients and Localization.- 6 Derived Functors.- 6.1 Additive Functors.- 6.2 Derived Functors.- 6.3 Long Exact Sequences—I. Existence.- 6.4 Long Exact Sequences—II. Naturality.- 6.5 Long Exact Sequences—III. Weirdness.- 6.6 Universality of Ext.- 7 Abstract Homologieal Algebra.- 7.1 Living Without Elements.- 7.2 Additive Categories.- 7.3 Kernels and Cokernels.- 7.4 Cheating with Projectives.- 7.5 (Interlude) Arrow Categories.- 7.6 Homology in Abelian Categories.- 7.7 Long Exact Sequences.- 7.8 An Alternative for Unbalanced Categories.- 8 Colimits and Tor.- 8.1 Limits and Colimits.- 8.2 Adjoint Functors.- 8.3 Directed Colimits, ?, and Tor.- 8.4 Lazard’s Theorem.- 8.5 Weak Dimension Revisited.- 9 Odds and Ends.- 9.1 Injective Envelopes.- 9.2 Universal Coefficients.- 9.3 The Künneth Theorems.- 9.4 Do Connecting Homomorphisms Commute?.- 9.5 The Ext Product.- 9.6 The Jacobson Radical, Nakayama’s Lemma, and Quasilocal Rings.- 9.7 Local Rings and Localization Revisited (Expository).- A GCDs, LCMs, PIDs, and UFDs.- B The Ring of Entire Functions.- C The Mitchell—Freyd Theorem and Cheating in Abelian Categories.- D Noether Correspondences in Abelian Categories.- Solution Outlines.- References.- Symbol Index.
£52.24
Springer New York Emphasis TypeItalicKEmphasisTheory for Operator Algebras 5 Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Publications
Book SynopsisWe will develop the K -theory of Banach algebras, the theory of extensions of C*-algebras, and the operator K -theory of Kasparov from scratch to its most advanced aspects.Table of ContentsI. Introduction To K-Theory.- 1. Survey of topological K-theory.- 2. Overview of operator K-theory.- II. Preliminaries.- 3. Local Banach algebras and inductive limits.- 4. Idempotents and equivalence.- III. K0-Theory and Order.- 5. Basi K0-theory.- 6. Order structure on K0.- 7. Theory of AF algebras.- IV. K1-Theory and Bott Periodicity.- 8. Higher K-groups.- 9. Bott Periodicity.- V. K-Theory of Crossed Products.- 10. The Pimsner-Voiculescu exact sequence and Connes’ Thorn isomorphism.- 11. Equivariant K-theory.- VI. More Preliminaries.- 12. Multiplier algebras.- 13. Hilbert modules.- 14. Graded C*-algebras.- VII. Theory of Extensions.- 15. Basic theory of extensions.- 16. Brown-Douglas-Fillmore theory and other applications.- VIII. Kasparov’s KK-Theory.- 17. Basic theory.- 18. Intersection product.- 19. Further structure in KK-theory.- 20. Equivariant KK-theory.- IX. Further Topics.- 21. Homology and cohomology theories on C*-algebras.- 22. Axiomatic K-theory.- 23. Universal coefficient theorems and Künneth theorems.- 24. Survey of applications to geometry and topology.
£85.49
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Graphs on Surfaces Dualities Polynomials and
Book Synopsis Graphs on Surfaces: Dualities, Polynomials, and Knots also provides a self-contained introduction to graphs on surfaces, generalized duals, topological graph polynomials, and knot polynomials that is accessible both to graph theorists and to knot theorists.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:“Here, the venerable knot-theoretic and graph-theoretic themes find a host of unifying common generalizations. Undergraduates will appreciate the patient and visual development of the foundations, particularly the dualities (paired representations of a single structure). Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty.” (D. V. Feldman, Choice, Vol. 51 (7), March, 2014)“This monograph is aimed at researchers both in graph theory and in knot theory. It should be accessible to a graduate student with a grounding in both subjects. There are (colour) diagrams throughout. … The monograph gives a unified treatment of various ideas that have been studied and used previously, generalising many of them in the process.” (Jessica Banks, zbMATH, Vol. 1283, 2014)“The authors have composed a very interesting and valuable work. … For properly prepared readers … the book under review is the occasion for all sorts of fun including the inner life of ribbon groups, Tait graphs, Penrose polynomials, Tutte polynomials, and of course Jones polynomials and HOMFLY polynomials. This is fascinating mathematics, presented in a clear and accessible way.” (Michael Berg, MAA Reviews, October, 2013)Table of Contents1. Embedded Graphs .- 2. Generalised Dualities .- 3. Twisted duality, cycle family graphs, and embedded graph equivalence .- 4. Interactions with Graph Polynomials .- 5. Applications to Knot Theory .- References .- Index .
£53.99
Taylor & Francis Inc Basic Algebraic Topology
Book SynopsisBuilding on rudimentary knowledge of real analysis, point-set topology, and basic algebra, Basic Algebraic Topology provides plenty of material for a two-semester course in algebraic topology. The book first introduces the necessary fundamental concepts, such as relative homotopy, fibrations and cofibrations, category theory, cell complexes, and simplicial complexes. It then focuses on the fundamental group, covering spaces and elementary aspects of homology theory. It presents the central objects of study in topology visualization: manifolds. After developing the homology theory with coefficients, homology of the products, and cohomology algebra, the book returns to the study of manifolds, discussing Poincaré duality and the De Rham theorem. A brief introduction to cohomology of sheaves and Cech cohomology follows. The core of the text covers higher homotopy groups, Hurewicz's isomorphism theorem, obstruction theory, Eilenberg-Mac Lane spaces, and MooTrade Review"… a good graduate text: the book is well written and there are many well-chosen examples and a decent number of exercises. It meets its ambitious goals and should succeed in leading a lot of solid graduate students, as well as working mathematicians from other specialties seeking to learn this subject, deeper and deeper into its workings and subtleties."—Michael Berg, MAA Reviews, February 2014"Similar to his other well-written textbook on differential topology, Professor Shastri’s book gives a detailed introduction to the vast subject of algebraic topology together with an abundance of carefully chosen exercises at the end of each chapter. The content of Professor Shastri’s book furnishes the necessary background to access many major achievements … [and] to explore current research works as well as possible applications to other branches of mathematics of modern algebraic topology."—From the Foreword by Professor Peter Wong, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, USATable of ContentsIntroduction. Cell Complexes and Simplicial Complexes. Covering Spaces and Fundamental Group. Homology Groups. Topology of Manifolds. Universal Coefficient Theorem for Homology. Cohomology. Homology of Manifolds. Cohomology of Sheaves. Homotopy Theory. Homology of Fiber Spaces. Characteristic Classes. Spectral Sequences. Hints and Solutions. Bibliography. Index.
£99.75
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Measure and Category
Book SynopsisOxtoby Bryn Mawr, April 1980 Preface to the First Edition This book has two main themes: the Baire category theorem as a method for proving existence, and the "duality" between measure and category.Table of Contents1. Measure and Category on the Line.- Countable sets, sets of first category, nullsets, the theorems of Cantor, Baire and Borel.- 2. Liouville Numbers.- Algebraic and transcendental numbers, measure and category of the set of Liouville numbers.- 3. Lebesgue Measure in r-Space.- Definitions and principal properties, measurable sets, the Lebesgue density theorem.- 4. The Property of Baire.- Its analogy to measurability, properties of regular open sets.- 5. Non-Measurable Sets.- Vitali sets, Bernstein sets, Ulam’s theorem, inaccessible cardinals, the continuum hypothesis.- 6. The Banach-Mazur Game.- Winning strategies, category and local category, indeterminate games.- 7. Functions of First Class.- Oscillation, the limit of a sequence of continuous functions, Riemann integrability.- 8. The Theorems of Lusin and Egoroff.- Continuity of measurable functions and of functions having the property of Baire, uniform convergence on subsets.- 9. Metric and Topological Spaces.- Definitions, complete and topologically complete spaces, the Baire category theorem.- 10. Examples of Metric Spaces.- Uniform and integral metrics in the space of continuous functions, integrable functions, pseudo-metric spaces, the space of measurable sets.- 11. Nowhere Differentiable Functions.- Banach’s application of the category method.- 12. The Theorem of Alexandroff.- Remetrization of a G? subset, topologically complete subspaces.- 13. Transforming Linear Sets into Nullsets.- The space of automorphisms of an interval, effect of monotone substitution on Riemann integrability, nullsets equivalent to sets of first category.- 14. Fubini’s Theorem.- Measurability and measure of sections of plane measurable sets.- 15. The Kuratowski-Ulam Theorem.- Sections of plane sets having the property of Baire, product sets, reducibility to Fubini’s theorem by means of a product transformation.- 16. The Banach Category Theorem.- Open sets of first category or measure zero, Montgomery’s lemma, the theorems of Marczewski and Sikorski, cardinals of measure zero, decomposition into a nullset and a set of first category.- 17. The Poincaré Recurrence Theorem.- Measure and category of the set of points recurrent under a nondissipative transformation, application to dynamical systems.- 18. Transitive Transformations.- Existence of transitive automorphisms of the square, the category method.- 19. The Sierpinski-Erdös Duality Theorem.- Similarities between the classes of sets of measure zero and of first category, the principle of duality.- 20. Examples of Duality.- Properties of Lusin sets and their duals, sets almost invariant under transformations that preserve nullsets or category.- 21. The Extended Principle of Duality.- A counter example, product measures and product spaces, the zero-one law and its category analogue.- 22. Category Measure Spaces.- Spaces in which measure and category agree, topologies generated by lower densities, the Lebesgue density topology.- Supplementary Notes and Remarks.- References.- Supplementary References.
£49.49
MP-AMM American Mathematical Homotopy of Operads and GrothendieckTeichmuller
Book SynopsisTable of Contents From operads to Grothendieck-Teichmuller groups. The general theory of operads: The basic concepts of the theory of operads The definition of operadic composition structures revisited Symmetric monoidal categories and operads Braids and $E_n$-operads: The little discs model of $E_n$-operads Braids and the recognition of $E_2$-operads The magma and parenthesized braid operators Hopf algebras and the Malcev completion: Hopf algebras The Malcev completion for groups The Malcev completion for groupoids and operads The operadic definition of the Grothendieck-Teichmuller group: The Malcev completion of the braid operads and Drinfeld's associators The Grothendieck-Teichmuller group A glimpse at the Grothendieck program Appendices: Trees and the construction of free operads The cotriple resolution of operads Glossary of notation Bibliography Index
£103.50
MP-AMM American Mathematical Computational Aspects of Discrete Subgroups of
Book SynopsisPresents the proceedings of the virtual workshop on Computational Aspects of Discrete Subgroups of Lie Groups, held in June 2021. The major theme deals with a novel domain of computational algebra: the design, implementation, and application of algorithms based on matrix representation of groups and their geometric properties.Table of Contents D. Gabai, R. Meyerhoff, N. Thurston, and A. Yarmola, Enumerating Kleinian groups W. A. de Graaf, Exploring Lie theory with GAP A. S. Detinko, D. L. Flannery, and A. Hulpke, Freeness and $S$-arithmeticity of rational Mobius groups J. Gilman, Computability models: Algebraic, topological and geometric algorithms W. M. Goldman, Compact components of planar surface group representations A. Hulpke, Proving infinite index for a subgroup of matrices M. Kapovich, Geometric algorithms for discreteness and faithfulness M. Kapovich, A. Detinko, and A. Kontorovich, List of problems on discrete subgroups of Lie groups and their computational aspects A. Mark, J. Paupert, and D. Polletta, Picard modular groups generated by complex reflections J. M. Riestenberg, Verifying the straight-and-spaced condition T. N. Venkataramana, Unipotent generators for arithmetic groups
£97.20
MP-AMM American Mathematical Integer and Polynomial Algebra
Book SynopsisOffers a concrete introduction to abstract algebra and number theory. Starting from the basics, it develops the rich parallels between the integers and polynomials, covering topics such as Unique Factorization, arithmetic over quadratic number fields, the RSA encryption scheme, and finite fields.Table of Contents The integers Modular arithmetic Diophantine equations and quadratic number domains Codes and factoring Real and complex numbers The ring of polynomials Finite fields Bibliography Index
£52.20
Springer New York The Grassmannian Variety Geometric and RepresentationTheoretic Aspects 42 Developments in Mathematics
Trade Review“The present book gives a detailed treatment of the standard monomial theory (SMT) for the Grassmannians and their Schubert subvarieties along with several applications of SMT. It can be used as a reference book by experts and graduate students who study varieties with a reductive group action such as flag and toric varieties.” (Valentina Kiritchenko, zbMATH 1343.14001, 2016)“The book under review is more elementary; it is exclusively devoted to Grassmannians and their Schubert subvarieties. The book is divided into three parts. … This is a nicely written book, one that may appeal to students and researchers in related areas.” (Felipe Zaldivar, MAA Reviews, maa.org, December, 2015)Table of ContentsPreface.- 1. Introduction.- Part I. Algebraic Geometry—A Brief Recollection - 2. Preliminary Material.- 3. Cohomology Theory.- 4. Gröbner Bases.- Part II. Grassmannian and Schubert Varieties.- 5. The Grassmannian and Its Schubert Varieties.- 6. Further Geometric Properties of Schubert Varieties.- 7. Flat Degenerations.- Part III. Flag Varieties and Related Varieties.- 8. The Flag Variety: Geometric and Representation-Theoretic Aspects.- 9. Relationship to Classical Invariant Theory.- 10. Determinantal Varieties.- 11. Related Topics.- References.- List of Symbols.- Index.
£59.99
Birkhäuser Motivic Integration
Book SynopsisIntroduction.- Prologue: p-adic Integration.- Analytic Manifolds.- The Theorem of Batyrev-Kontsevich.- Igusa's Local Zeta Function.- The Grothendieck Ring of Varieties.- Additive Invariants on Algebraic Varieties.- Motivic Measures.- Cohomolical Realizations.- Localization, Completion, and Modification.- The Theorem of Bittner.- The Theorem of LarsenLunts and Its Applications.- Arc Schemes.- Weil Restriction.- Jet Schemes.- The Arc Scheme of a Variety.- Topological Properties of Arc Schemes.- The Theorem of GrinbergKazhdanDrinfeld.- Greenberg Schemes.- Complete Discrete Valuation Rings.- The Ring Schemes Rn.- Greenberg Schemes.- Topological Properties of Greenberg Schemes.- Structure Theoremes for Greenberg Schemes.- Greenberg Approximation on Formal Schemes.- The Structure of the Truncation Morphisms.- Greenberg Schemes and Morphisms of Formal Schemes.- Motivic Integration.- Motivic Integration in the Smooth Case.- The Volume of a Constructibel Subset.- MeasuraTable of ContentsIntroduction.- Prologue: p-adic Integration.- Analytic Manifolds.- The Theorem of Batyrev-Kontsevich.- Igusa's Local Zeta Function.- The Grothendieck Ring of Varieties.- Additive Invariants on Algebraic Varieties.- Motivic Measures.- Cohomolical Realizations.- Localization, Completion, and Modification.- The Theorem of Bittner.- The Theorem of Larsen–Lunts and Its Applications.- Arc Schemes.- Weil Restriction.- Jet Schemes.- The Arc Scheme of a Variety.- Topological Properties of Arc Schemes.- The Theorem of Grinberg–Kazhdan–Drinfeld.- Greenberg Schemes.- Complete Discrete Valuation Rings.- The Ring Schemes Rn.- Greenberg Schemes.- Topological Properties of Greenberg Schemes.- Structure Theoremes for Greenberg Schemes.- Greenberg Approximation on Formal Schemes.- The Structure of the Truncation Morphisms.- Greenberg Schemes and Morphisms of Formal Schemes.- Motivic Integration.- Motivic Integration in the Smooth Case.- The Volume of a Constructibel Subset.- Measurable Subsets of Greenberg Schemes.- Motivic Integrals.- Semi-algebraic Subsets of Greenberg Schemes.- Applications.- Kapranov's Motivic Zeta Function.- Valuations and the Space of Arcs.- Motivic Volume and Birational Invariants.- Denef-Loeser's Zeta Function and the Monodromy Conjecture.- Motivic Invariants of Non-Archimedean Analytic Spaces.- Motivic Zeta Functions of Formal Shemes and Analytic Spaces.- Motivic Serre Invariants of Algebraic Varieties.- Appendix.- Constructibility in Algebraic Geometry.- Birational Geometry.- Formal and Non-Archimedean Geometry.- Index.- Bibliography.
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Krieger Publishing Company Introduction to Topology
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Imperial College Press Approximation Of Set-valued Functions: Adaptation
Book SynopsisThis book is aimed at the approximation of set-valued functions with compact sets in an Euclidean space as values. The interest in set-valued functions is rather new. Such functions arise in various modern areas such as control theory, dynamical systems and optimization. The authors' motivation also comes from the newer field of geometric modeling, in particular from the problem of reconstruction of 3D objects from 2D cross-sections. This is reflected in the focus of this book, which is the approximation of set-valued functions with general (not necessarily convex) sets as values, while previous results on this topic are mainly confined to the convex case. The approach taken in this book is to adapt classical approximation operators and to provide error estimates in terms of the regularity properties of the approximated set-valued functions. Specialized results are given for functions with 1D sets as values.Table of ContentsScientific Background: On Functions with Values in Metric Spaces: Basic Notions, Approximation Operators; On Sets: Sets, Set Operations and Parametrizations; On Set-Valued Functions (SVFs): Representations and Regularity; Approximation of SVFs: Methods Based on Canonical Representations; Methods Based on Minkowski Convex Combinations; Methods Based on the Metric Average; Methods Based on Metric Linear Combinations; Methods Based on Metric Selections; Approximation of SVFs with Images in R: Regularity of the Boundaries of the Graph; Multisegmental and Topological Representations; Methods Based on Topological Representation.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Intersection Homology & Perverse Sheaves: with
Book SynopsisThis textbook provides a gentle introduction to intersection homology and perverse sheaves, where concrete examples and geometric applications motivate concepts throughout. By giving a taste of the main ideas in the field, the author welcomes new readers to this exciting area at the crossroads of topology, algebraic geometry, analysis, and differential equations. Those looking to delve further into the abstract theory will find ample references to facilitate navigation of both classic and recent literature. Beginning with an introduction to intersection homology from a geometric and topological viewpoint, the text goes on to develop the sheaf-theoretical perspective. Then algebraic geometry comes to the fore: a brief discussion of constructibility opens onto an in-depth exploration of perverse sheaves. Highlights from the following chapters include a detailed account of the proof of the Beilinson–Bernstein–Deligne–Gabber (BBDG) decomposition theorem, applications of perverse sheaves to hypersurface singularities, and a discussion of Hodge-theoretic aspects of intersection homology via Saito’s deep theory of mixed Hodge modules. An epilogue offers a succinct summary of the literature surrounding some recent applications.Intersection Homology & Perverse Sheaves is suitable for graduate students with a basic background in topology and algebraic geometry. By building context and familiarity with examples, the text offers an ideal starting point for those entering the field. This classroom-tested approach opens the door to further study and to current research.Trade Review“This is quite a lot for a relatively short book! … this book provides a great jumping-off point for the reader who wants to learn about these tools by a route leading to the forefront of modern research via lots of concrete geometric examples.” (Greg Friedman, Mathematical Reviews, March, 2023)“This book is a welcome addition to the family of introductions to intersection cohomology and perverse sheaves. … the author takes care to introduce and motivate the main objects of study with geometric examples. There are also regular exercises which will help readers come to grips with the material. … this book will ... be a very useful resource … .” (Jon Woolf, zbMATH 1476.55001, 2022)“This is a good textbook to prepare a student to delve into the current literature, and also a good reference for a researcher. A mathematician whose research or interest has come in contact with these topics would also find this a stimulating read on the subject.” (MAA Reviews, April 7, 2020)Table of ContentsPreface.- 1. Topology of singular spaces: motivation, overview.- 2. Intersection Homology: definition, properties.- 3. L-classes of stratified spaces.- 4. Brief introduction to sheaf theory.- 5. Poincaré-Verdier Duality.- 6. Intersection homology after Deligne.- 7. Constructibility in algebraic geometry.- 8. Perverse sheaves.- 9. The Decomposition Package and Applications.- 10. Hypersurface singularities. Nearby and vanishing cycles.- 11. Overview of Saito's mixed Hodge modules, and immediate applications.- 12. Epilogue.- Bibliography.- Index.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Elon Lima - Selected Papers
Book SynopsisThis book contains all research papers published by the distinguished Brazilian mathematician Elon Lima. It includes the papers from his PhD thesis on homotopy theory, which are hard to find elsewhere. Elon Lima wrote more than 40 books in the field of topology and dynamical systems. He was a profound mathematician with a genuine vocation to teach and write mathematics.Table of ContentsComments on some mathematical contributions of Elon Lima.- The Spanier-Whitehead duality in new homotopy categories.- Stable Postnikov invariants and their duals.- Commuting vector fields on 2-manifolds.- On the local triviality of the restriction map for embeddings.- Commuting vector fields on S2.- Common singularities of commuting vector fields on 2-manifolds.- Commuting vector fields on S3.- Isometric immersions with semi-definite second quadratic forms.- Immersions of manifolds with non-negative sectional curvatures.- Orientability of smooth hypersurfaces and the Jordan-Brouwer separation theorem.- The Jordan-Brouwer separation theorem for smooth hypersurfaces.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Algebraic Topology
Book SynopsisAlgebraic Topology is an introductory textbook based on a class for advanced high-school students at the Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC) that the authors have taught for many years. Each chapter, or lecture, corresponds to one day of class at SUMaC. The book begins with the preliminaries needed for the formal definition of a surface. Other topics covered in the book include the classification of surfaces, group theory, the fundamental group, and homology. This book assumes no background in abstract algebra or real analysis, and the material from those subjects is presented as needed in the text. This makes the book readable to undergraduates or high-school students who do not have the background typically assumed in an algebraic topology book or class. The book contains many examples and exercises, allowing it to be used for both self-study and for an introductory undergraduate topology course.Trade Review“Algebraic topology provides a self-contained introduction to the field … . the book thus provides a particularly well-organized, interesting, and smooth exposition of its subject. … This particular book unique is that it provides a clear, elementary, but mathematically solid introduction to algebraic topology that keeps the subject interesting throughout. … provides a clear, readable, and detailed treatment of the ideas and proofs in the subject … .” (Thomas Mack, Mathematical Reviews, July, 2022)“The book could easily be used in an undergraduate course or read by a bright high school student. It should certainly be in any high school library.” (Jonathan Hodgson, zbMATH 1481.55001, 2022)Table of ContentsIntroduction.- 1. Surface Preliminaries.- 2. Surfaces.- 3. The Euler Characteristic and Identification Spaces.- 4. Classification Theorem of Compact Surfaces.- 5. Introduction to Group Theory.- 6. Structure of Groups.- 7. Cosets, Normal Subgroups, and Quotient Groups.- 8. The Fundamental Group.- 9. Computing the Fundamental Group.- 10. Tools for Fundamental Groups.- 11. Applications of Fundamental Groups.- 12. The Seifert-Van Kampen Theorem.- 13. Introduction to Homology.- 14. The Mayer-Vietoris Sequence.- A. Topological Notions.- Bibliography.- Index.
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