Algebraic topology Books
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Cyclic Homology
Book SynopsisFrom the reviews: "This is a very interesting book containing material for a comprehensive study of the cyclid homological theory of algebras, cyclic sets and S1-spaces. Lie algebras and algebraic K-theory and an introduction to Connes'work and recent results on the Novikov conjecture. The book requires a knowledge of homological algebra and Lie algebra theory as well as basic technics coming from algebraic topology. The bibliographic comments at the end of each chapter offer good suggestions for further reading and research. The book can be strongly recommended to anybody interested in noncommutative geometry, contemporary algebraic topology and related topics." European Mathematical Society Newsletter In this second edition the authors have added a chapter 13 on MacLane (co)homology.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "This is a very interesting book containing material for a comprehensive study of the cyclid homological theory of algebras, cyclic sets and S1-spaces. Lie algebras and algebraic K-theory and (in the last chapter) an introduction to Connes'work and recent results on the Novikov conjecture. The book requires a knowledge of homological algebra and Lie algebra theory as well as basic technics coTable of Contents1. Hochschild Homology.- 2. Cyclic Homology of Algebras.- 3. Smooth Algebras and Other Examples.- 4. Operations on Hochschild and Cyclic Homology.- 5. Variations on Cyclic Homology.- 6. The Cyclic Category, Tor and Ext Interpretation.- 7. Cyclic Spaces and Sl-Equivariant Homology.- 8. Chern Character.- 9. Classical Invariant Theory.- 10. Homology of Lie Algebras of Matrices.- 11. Algebraic K-Theory.- 12. Non-commutative Differential Geometry.- 13. Mac Lane (co)homology.- Appendices.- A. Hopf Algebras.- B. Simplicial.- C. Homology of Discrete Groups and Small Categories.- D. Spectral Sequences.- E. Smooth Algebras.- References.- References 1992–1996.- Symbols.
£104.49
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Algebraic Topology of Finite Topological Spaces and Applications
Book SynopsisThis volume deals with the theory of finite topological spaces and its relationship with the homotopy and simple homotopy theory of polyhedra. The interaction between their intrinsic combinatorial and topological structures makes finite spaces a useful tool for studying problems in Topology, Algebra and Geometry from a new perspective. In particular, the methods developed in this manuscript are used to study Quillen's conjecture on the poset of p-subgroups of a finite group and the Andrews-Curtis conjecture on the 3-deformability of contractible two-dimensional complexes. This self-contained work constitutes the first detailed exposition on the algebraic topology of finite spaces. It is intended for topologists and combinatorialists, but it is also recommended for advanced undergraduate students and graduate students with a modest knowledge of Algebraic Topology.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:“This book deals with the algebraic topology of finite topological spaces and its applications, and includes well-known results on finite spaces and original results developed by the author. The book is self-contained and well written. It is understandable and enjoyable to read. It contains a lot of examples and figures which help the readers to understand the theory.” (Fumihiro Ushitaki, Mathematical Reviews, March, 2014)“This book illustrates convincingly the idea that the study of finite non-Hausdorff spaces from a homotopical point of view is useful in many areas and can even be used to study well-known problems in classical algebraic topology. … This book is a revised version of the PhD Thesis of the author. … All the concepts introduced with the chapters are usefully illustrated by examples and the recollection of all these results gives a very nice introduction to a domain of growing interest.” (Etienne Fieux, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1235, 2012)Table of Contents1 Preliminaries.- 2 Basic topological properties of finite spaces.- 3 Minimal finite models.- 4 Simple homotopy types and finite spaces.- 5 Strong homotopy types.- 6 Methods of reduction.- 7 h-regular complexes and quotients.- 8 Group actions and a conjecture of Quillen.- 9 Reduced lattices.- 10 Fixed points and the Lefschetz number.- 11 The Andrews-Curtis conjecture.
£32.99
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Algebraic Operads
Book SynopsisIn many areas of mathematics some “higher operations” are arising. These havebecome so important that several research projects refer to such expressions. Higher operationsform new types of algebras. The key to understanding and comparing them, to creating invariants of their action is operad theory. This is a point of view that is 40 years old in algebraic topology, but the new trend is its appearance in several other areas, such as algebraic geometry, mathematical physics, differential geometry, and combinatorics. The present volume is the first comprehensive and systematic approach to algebraic operads. An operad is an algebraic device that serves to study all kinds of algebras (associative, commutative, Lie, Poisson, A-infinity, etc.) from a conceptual point of view. The book presents this topic with an emphasis on Koszul duality theory. After a modern treatment of Koszul duality for associative algebras, the theory is extended to operads. Applications to homotopy algebra are given, for instance the Homotopy Transfer Theorem. Although the necessary notions of algebra are recalled, readers are expected to be familiar with elementary homological algebra. Each chapter ends with a helpful summary and exercises. A full chapter is devoted to examples, and numerous figures are included. After a low-level chapter on Algebra, accessible to (advanced) undergraduate students, the level increases gradually through the book. However, the authors have done their best to make it suitable for graduate students: three appendices review the basic results needed in order to understand the various chapters. Since higher algebra is becoming essential in several research areas like deformation theory, algebraic geometry, representation theory, differential geometry, algebraic combinatorics, and mathematical physics, the book can also be used as a reference work by researchers.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:“It is a welcome addition to the existing literature and will, no doubt, become a standard reference for many authors working in this quickly developing field. … it is an impressive piece of work, which gives a comprehensive account of the foundations of the theory of algebraic operads, starting from the most basic notions, such as associative algebras and modules. It will be of interest to a broad swath of mathematicians: from undergraduate students to experts in the field.” (Andrey Yu. Lazarev, Mathematical Reviews, March, 2013)Table of ContentsPreface.- 1.Algebras, coalgebras, homology.- 2.Twisting morphisms.- 3.Koszul duality for associative algebras.- 4.Methods to prove Koszulity of an algebra.- 5.Algebraic operad.- 6 Operadic homological algebra.- 7.Koszul duality of operads.- 8.Methods to prove Koszulity of an operad.- 9.The operads As and A\infty.- 10.Homotopy operadic algebras.- 11.Bar and cobar construction of an algebra over an operad.- 12.(Co)homology of algebras over an operad.- 13.Examples of algebraic operads.- Apendices: A.The symmetric group.- B.Categories.- C.Trees.- References.- Index.- List of Notation.
£104.49
Springer The Hauptvermutung Book: A Collection of Papers on the Topology of Manifolds
Book SynopsisThe Hauptvermutung is the conjecture that any two triangulations of a poly hedron are combinatorially equivalent. The conjecture was formulated at the turn of the century, and until its resolution was a central problem of topology. Initially, it was verified for low-dimensional polyhedra, and it might have been expected that furt her development of high-dimensional topology would lead to a verification in all dimensions. However, in 1961 Milnor constructed high-dimensional polyhedra with combinatorially inequivalent triangulations, disproving the Hauptvermutung in general. These polyhedra were not manifolds, leaving open the Hauptvermu tung for manifolds. The development of surgery theory led to the disproof of the high-dimensional manifold Hauptvermutung in the late 1960's. Unfortunately, the published record of the manifold Hauptvermutung has been incomplete, as was forcefully pointed out by Novikov in his lecture at the Browder 60th birthday conference held at Princeton in March 1994. This volume brings together the original 1967 papers of Casson and Sulli van, and the 1968/1972 'Princeton notes on the Hauptvermutung' of Armstrong, Rourke and Cooke, making this work physically accessible. These papers include several other results which have become part of the folklore but of which proofs have never been published. My own contribution is intended to serve as an intro duction to the Hauptvermutung, and also to give an account of some more recent developments in the area. In preparing the original papers for publication, only minimal changes of punctuation etc.Trade Review` ... long awaited account of a major achievement of modern mathematics. ... highly recommended for all topologists and for those who are interested in the developments of major topological tools.' Acta Scientificae Mathematicae, 63 (1997)Table of ContentsPreface. On the Hauptvermutung; A.A. Ranicki. Generalisations and Applications of Block Bundles; A.J. Casson. Triangulating Homotopy Equivalences and Homeomorphisms. Geometric Topology Seminar Notes; D.P. Sullivan. The Princeton Notes on the Hauptvermutung; M.A. Armstrong, et al. I. The Hauptvermutung According to Lashof and Rothenberg; M.A. Armstrong. II. The Hauptvermutung According to Casson and Sullivan; C.P. Rourke. III. The Hauptvermutung According to Casson and Sullivan; G.E. Cooke. Coda: Connection with the Results of Kirby and Siebenmann; C.P. Rourke.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Rational Homotopy Theory Ii
Book SynopsisThis research monograph is a detailed account with complete proofs of rational homotopy theory for general non-simply connected spaces, based on the minimal models introduced by Sullivan in his original seminal article. Much of the content consists of new results, including generalizations of known results in the simply connected case. The monograph also includes an expanded version of recently published results about the growth and structure of the rational homotopy groups of finite dimensional CW complexes, and concludes with a number of open questions.This monograph is a sequel to the book Rational Homotopy Theory [RHT], published by Springer in 2001, but is self-contained except only that some results from [RHT] are simply quoted without proof.Table of ContentsSullivan Model and Rationalization of a Non-Simply Connected Space; Homotopy Lie Algebra of a Space and Fundamental Group of the Rationalization, Model of a Fibration; Holonomy Operation in a Fibration; Malcev Completion of a Group and Examples; Lusternik-Schnirelmann Category; Depth of a Sullivan Lie Algebra; Growth of Rational Homotopy Groups; Structure of Rational Homotopy Lie Algebras; Weighted Lie Algebras;
£131.10
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Collected Papers - Gesammelte Abhandlungen
Book SynopsisFrom the preface: "Hopf algebras, Hopf fibration of spheres, Hopf-Rinow complete Riemannian manifolds, Hopf theorem on the ends of groups - can one imagine modern mathematics without all this? Many other concepts and methods, fundamental in various mathematical disciplines, also go back directly or indirectly to the work of Heinz Hopf: homological algebra, singularities of vector fields and characteristic classes, group-like spaces, global differential geometry, and the whole algebraisation of topology with its influence on group theory, analysis and algebraic geometry. It is astonishing to realize that this oeuvre of a whole scientific life consists of only about 70 writings. Astonishing also the transparent and clear style, the concreteness of the problems, and how abstract and far-reaching the methods Hopf invented."Trade Review Heinz Hopf (1894-1981) is rightly considered to be one of the outstanding and most influential mathematicians of the XXth century. He was a pioneer in algebraic topology as well as in differential geometry. He is widely known as having studied the ‘Hopf fibration’. The very general abstract notion of Hopf algebra was introduced as tracing in Hopf’s works; he may be considered to have been a forerunner of the creation of homological algebra. He found a noncontractible map of the 3-sphere into the 2-sphere; that result was an essential step towards the concept of ‘Hopf invariant’ and the popularization of the homotopy group notion due to Hurewicz. Heinz Hopf was born in Wroclaw (Breslau), in the then German part of Poland. He studied in his home town, in Heidelberg and in Berlin, visited Göttingen, Princeton University, and finally settled at ETH in Zürich, where he became Weyl’s successor. The Heinz Hopf Selecta published in 1964 contained an important – although far from being complete – part of Hopf’s mathematical production. So this volume presenting Hopf’s collected works is welcome. As one may expect, the organisational achievement by Beno Eckmann, Hopf’s student and friend, is high class. Two important articles are translated from German into English. This book of over 1200 pages featuring 71 items constitutes an essential reference for the development of mathematics during the XXth century. Jean-Paul Pier (Zbl. MATH 980, 01027)Table of ContentsTable of Contents.- List of Publications of Heinz Hopf.- Editor's Preface.- Papers of Heinz Hopf.- Heinz Hopf Selecta.
£52.24
Birkhauser Verlag AG Coherent Sheaves, Superconnections, and
Book SynopsisThis monograph addresses two significant related questions in complex geometry: the construction of a Chern character on the Grothendieck group of coherent sheaves of a compact complex manifold with values in its Bott-Chern cohomology, and the proof of a corresponding Riemann-Roch-Grothendieck theorem. One main tool used is the equivalence of categories established by Block between the derived category of bounded complexes with coherent cohomology and the homotopy category of antiholomorphic superconnections. Chern-Weil theoretic techniques are then used to construct forms that represent the Chern character. The main theorem is then established using methods of analysis, by combining local index theory with the hypoelliptic Laplacian.Coherent Sheaves, Superconnections, and Riemann-Roch-Grothendieck is an important contribution to both the geometric and analytic study of complex manifolds and, as such, it will be a valuable resource for many researchers in geometry, analysis, and mathematical physics. Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Bott-Chern Cohomology and Characteristic Classes.- The Derived Category ${\mathrm{D^{b}_{\mathrm{coh}}}}$.- Preliminaries on Linear Algebra and Differential Geometry.- The Antiholomorphic Superconnections of Block.- An Equivalence of Categories.- Antiholomorphic Superconnections and Generalized Metrics.- Generalized Metrics and Chern Character Forms.- The Case of Embeddings.- Submersions and Elliptic Superconnections.- Elliptic Superconnection Forms and Direct Images.- A Proof of Theorem 10-1 when $\overline{\partial}^{X}\partial^{X}\omega^{X}=0$..- The Hypoelliptic Superconnections.- The Hypoelliptic Superconnection Forms.- The Hypoelliptic Superconnection Forms when $\overline{\partial}^{X}\partial^{X}\omega^{X}=0$.- Exotic Superconnections and Riemann-Roch-Grothendieck.- Subject Index.- Index of Notation.- Bibliography.
£98.99
Springer International Publishing AG A Cp-Theory Problem Book: Compactness in Function
Book SynopsisThis third volume in Vladimir Tkachuk's series on Cp-theory problems applies all modern methods of Cp-theory to study compactness-like properties in function spaces and introduces the reader to the theory of compact spaces widely used in Functional Analysis. The text is designed to bring a dedicated reader from basic topological principles to the frontiers of modern research covering a wide variety of topics in Cp-theory and general topology at the professional level. The first volume, Topological and Function Spaces © 2011, provided an introduction from scratch to Cp-theory and general topology, preparing the reader for a professional understanding of Cp-theory in the last section of its main text. The second volume, Special Features of Function Spaces © 2014, continued from the first, giving reasonably complete coverage of Cp-theory, systematically introducing each of the major topics and providing 500 carefully selected problems and exercises with complete solutions. This third volume is self-contained and works in tandem with the other two, containing five hundred carefully selected problems and solutions. It can also be considered as an introduction to advanced set theory and descriptive set theory, presenting diverse topics of the theory of function spaces with the topology of point wise convergence, or Cp-theory which exists at the intersection of topological algebra, functional analysis and general topology.Trade Review“This volume … is a very useful book for all researchers working in Cp-theory (also in general topology) and its relationships with other mathematical disciplines, especially with functional analysis. The problems in chapter 4 can attract young mathematicians to work in this field and to solve some of quite difficult problems.” (Ljubiša D. Kočinac, zbMATH, Vol. 1325.54001, 2016)From the Reviews of Topological and Function Spaces: “…It is designed to bring a dedicated reader from the basic topological principles to the frontiers of modern research. Any reasonable course in calculus covers everything needed to understand this book. This volume can also be used as a reference for mathematicians working in or outside the field of topology (functional analysis) wanting to use results or methods of Cp-theory...On the whole, the book provides a useful addition to the literature on Cp-theory, especially at the instructional level." (Mathematical Reviews)Table of ContentsPreface.- Contents.- Detailed summary of exercise sections.- Introduction.- 1. Behavior of Compactness in Function Spaces.- 2. Solutions of Problems 001-0500.- 3. Bonus Results: Some Hidden Statements.- 4. Open Problems.- Bibliography.- List of Special Symbols.- Index.
£42.74
Birkhauser Verlag AG Rigid Germs, the Valuative Tree, and Applications
Book SynopsisThis thesis deals with specific features of the theory of holomorphic dynamics in dimension 2 and then sets out to study analogous questions in higher dimensions, e.g. dealing with normal forms for rigid germs, and examples of Kato 3-folds.The local dynamics of holomorphic maps around critical points is still not completely understood, in dimension 2 or higher, due to the richness of the geometry of the critical set for all iterates.In dimension 2, the study of the dynamics induced on a suitable functional space (the valuative tree) allows a classification of such maps up to birational conjugacy, reducing the problem to the special class of rigid germs, where the geometry of the critical set is simple. In some cases, from such dynamical data one can construct special compact complex surfaces, called Kato surfaces, related to some conjectures in complex geometry.Table of ContentsIntroduction.-1.Background.- 2.Dynamics in 2D.- 3.Rigid germs in higher dimension.- 4 Construction of non-Kahler 3-folds.- References.- Index.
£13.99
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.
£30.00
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 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
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.
£73.80
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 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 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
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Research in Computational Topology 2
Book SynopsisThis second volume of Research in Computational Topology is a celebration and promotion of research by women in applied and computational topology, containing the proceedings of the second workshop for Women in Computational Topology (WinCompTop) as well as papers solicited from the broader WinCompTop community. The multidisciplinary and international WinCompTop workshop provided an exciting and unique opportunity for women in diverse locations and research specializations to interact extensively and collectively contribute to new and active research directions in the field. The prestigious senior researchers that signed on to head projects at the workshop are global leaders in the discipline, and two of them were authors on some of the first papers in the field. Some of the featured topics include topological data analysis of power law structure in neural data; a nerve theorem for directional graph covers; topological or homotopical invariants for directed graphs encoding connections among a network of neurons; and the issue of approximation of objects by digital grids, including precise relations between the persistent homology of dual cubical complexes.Table of ContentsThe Persistent Homology of Dual Digital Image Constructions (V. Robins).- Morse-based Fibering of the Persistence Rank Invariant (C. Landi).- Local Versus Global Distances for Zigzag and Multi Parameter Persistence Modules (E. Gasparovic).- Tile-transitive tilings of the Euclidean and hyperbolic planes by ribbons (V. Robins).- Graph Pseudometrics from a Topological Point of View (J. Tan).- Nerve theorems for fixed points of neural networks (C. Curto).- Combinatorial Conditions for Directed Collapsing (T. Fasy).- Lions and contamination, triangular grids, and Cheeger constants (L. Gibson).- A Topological Approach for Motion Track Discrimination (S. Tymochko).- Persistent topology of protein space (W. Hamilton).- Mappering Mecklenburg County: Exploring Census data for potential communities of interest (M. Thatcher).- Stitch Fix for Mapper and Topological Gains (B. Wang).
£75.99
Mathematical Society of Japan Multinormal Deformation And Multispecialization
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£20.00
World Scientific Publishing Company Collected Works of Anatole Katok The Volume II
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£297.00
Springer Verlag, Singapore Leavitt Path Algebras and Classical K-Theory
Book SynopsisThe book offers a comprehensive introduction to Leavitt path algebras (LPAs) and graph C*-algebras. Highlighting their significant connection with classical K-theory—which plays an important role in mathematics and its related emerging fields—this book allows readers from diverse mathematical backgrounds to understand and appreciate these structures. The articles on LPAs are mostly of an expository nature and the ones dealing with K-theory provide new proofs and are accessible to interested students and beginners of the field. It is a useful resource for graduate students and researchers working in this field and related areas, such as C*-algebras and symbolic dynamics. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Morita Equivalent Leavitt Path Algebras.- Chapter 2. A survey on the ideal structure of Leavitt path algebras.- Chapter 3. The injective and projective Leavitt complexes.- Chapter 4. Graph C*-algebras.- Chapter 5. Steinberg Algebras.- Chapter 6. Leavitt path algebras.- Chapter 7. Relating the principles of Quillen-Suslin theory.- Chapter 8. Action on Alternating matrices and Compound matrices.- Chapter 9. On the relative Quillen-Suslin Local Global Principle.- Chapter 10. On the non-injectivity of the Vaserstein symbol for real threefolds.- Chapter 11. The quotient Unimodular Vector group is nilpotent.- Chapter 12. Symplectic linearization of an alternating polynomial matrix.- Chapter 13. On a theorem of Suslin.- Chapter 14. On a group structure on unimodular rows of length three over a two dimensional ring.- Chapter 15. On an algebraic analogue of the Mayer-Vietoris sequence.- Chapter 16. On the completability of unimodular rows of length three.- Chapter 17. Sandwich classification for classical-like groups over commutative rings.- Chapter 18. A Survey on applications of K-theory in affine algebraic geometry.- Chapter 19. On the non-infectivity of the Vaserstein Symbol in dimension three.- Chapter 20. A survey on affine monoids and K-theory.- Chapter 21. A Survey on the elementary orthogonal groups.
£116.99
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
£999.99
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 Topology
Book Synopsis1. What is point-set topology about?.- 2. Origin and beginnings.- I Fundamental Concepts.- 1. The concept of a topological space.- 2. Metric spaces.- 3. Subspaces, disjoint unions and products.- 4. Bases and subbases.- 5. Continuous maps.- 6. Connectedness.- 7. The Hausdorff separation axiom.- 8. Compactness.- II Topological Vector Spaces.- 1. The notion of a topological vector space.- 2. Finite-dimensional vector spaces.- 3. Hilbert spaces.- 4. Banach spaces.- 5. Fréchet spaces.- 6. Locally convex topological vector spaces.- 7. A couple of examples.- III The Quotient Topology.- 1. The notion of a quotient space.- 2. Quotients and maps.- 3. Properties of quotient spaces.- 4. Examples: Homogeneous spaces.- 5. Examples: Orbit spaces.- 6. Examples: Collapsing a subspace to a point.- 7. Examples: Gluing topological spaces together.- IV Completion of Metric Spaces.- 1. The completion of a metric space.- 2. Completion of a map.- 3. Completion of normed spaces.- V Homotopy.- 1. Homotopic mapsTable of Contents§1. What is point-set topology about?.- §2. Origin and beginnings.- I Fundamental Concepts.- §1. The concept of a topological space.- §2. Metric spaces.- §3. Subspaces, disjoint unions and products.- §4. Bases and subbases.- §5. Continuous maps.- §6. Connectedness.- §7. The Hausdorff separation axiom.- §8. Compactness.- II Topological Vector Spaces.- §1. The notion of a topological vector space.- §2. Finite-dimensional vector spaces.- §3. Hilbert spaces.- §4. Banach spaces.- §5. Fréchet spaces.- §6. Locally convex topological vector spaces.- §7. A couple of examples.- III The Quotient Topology.- §1. The notion of a quotient space.- §2. Quotients and maps.- §3. Properties of quotient spaces.- §4. Examples: Homogeneous spaces.- §5. Examples: Orbit spaces.- §6. Examples: Collapsing a subspace to a point.- §7. Examples: Gluing topological spaces together.- IV Completion of Metric Spaces.- §1. The completion of a metric space.- §2. Completion of a map.- §3. Completion of normed spaces.- V Homotopy.- §1. Homotopic maps.- §2. Homotopy equivalence.- §3. Examples.- §4. Categories.- §5. Functors.- §6. What is algebraic topology?.- §7. Homotopy—what for?.- VI The Two Countability Axioms.- §1. First and second countability axioms.- §2. Infinite products.- §3. The role of the countability axioms.- VII CW-Complexes.- §1. Simplicial complexes.- §2. Cell decompositions.- §3. The notion of a CW-complex.- §4. Subcomplexes.- §5. Cell attaching.- §6. Why CW-complexes are more flexible.- §7. Yes, but… ?.- VIII Construction of Continuous Functions on Topological Spaces.- §1. The Urysohn lemma.- §2. The proof of the Urysohn lemma.- §3. The Tietze extension lemma.- §4. Partitions of unity and vector bundle sections.- §5. Paracompactness.- IX Covering Spaces.- §1. Topological spaces over X.- §2. The concept of a covering space.- §3. Path lifting.- §4. Introduction to the classification of covering spaces.- §5. Fundamental group and lifting behavior.- §6. The classification of covering spaces.- §7. Covering transformations and universal cover.- §8. The role of covering spaces in mathematics.- X The Theorem of Tychonoff.- §1. An unlikely theorem?.- §2. What is it good for?.- §3. The proof.- Last Chapter Set Theory (by Theodor Bröcker).- References.- Table of Symbols.
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Springer Algebraic Topology
Book SynopsisThe second part turns to homology theory including cohomology, cup products, cohomology operations and topological manifolds. The final part is devoted to Homotropy theory, including basic facts about homotropy groups and applications to obstruction theory.Table of Contents1 Set theory.- 2 General topology.- 3 Group theory.- 4 Modules.- 5 Euclidean spaces.- 1 Homotopy and The Fundamental Group.- 1 Categories.- 2 Functors.- 3 Homotopy.- 4 Retraction and deformation.- 5 H spaces.- 6 Suspension.- 7 The fundamental groupoid.- 8 The fundamental group.- Exercises.- 2 Covering Spaces and Fibrations.- 1 Covering projections.- 2 The homotopy lifting property.- 3 Relations with the fundamental group.- 4 The lifting problem.- 5 The classification of covering projections.- 6 Covering transformations.- 7 Fiber bundles.- 8 Fibrations.- Exercises.- 3 Polyhedra.- 1 Simplicial complexes.- 2 Linearity in simplicial complexes.- 3 Subdivision.- 4 Simplicial approximation.- 5 Contiguity classes.- 6 The edge-path groupoid.- 7 Graphs.- 8 Examples and applications.- Exercises.- 4 Homology.- 1 Chain complexes.- 2 Chain homotopy.- 3 The homology of simplicial complexes.- 4 Singular homology.- 5 Exactness.- 6 Mayer-Vietoris sequences.- 7 Some applications of homology.- 8 Axiomatic characterization of homology.- Exercises.- 5 Products.- 1 Homology with coefficients.- 2 The universal-coefficient theorem for homology.- 3 The Künneth formula.- 4 Cohomology.- 5 The universal-coefficient theorem for cohomology.- 6 Cup and cap products.- 7 Homology of fiber bundles.- 8 The cohomology algebra.- 9 The Steenrod squaring operations.- Exercises.- 6 General Cohomology Theory and Duality.- 1 The slant product.- 2 Duality in topological manifolds.- 3 The fundamental class of a manifold.- 4 The Alexander cohomology theory.- 5 The homotopy axiom for the Alexander theory.- 6 Tautness and continuity.- 7 Presheaves.- 8 Fine presheaves.- 9 Applications of the cohomology of presheaves.- 10 Characteristic classes.- Exercises.- 7 Homotopy Theory.- 1 Exact sequences of sets of homotopy classes.- 2 Higher homotopy groups.- 3 Change of base points.- 4 The Hurewicz homomorphism.- 5 The Hurewicz isomorphism theorem.- 6 CW complexes.- 7 Homotopy functors.- 8 Weak homotopy type.- Exercises.- 8 Obstruction Theory.- 1 Eilenberg-MacLane spaces.- 2 Principal fibrations.- 3 Moore-Postnikov factorizations.- 4 Obstruction theory.- 5 The suspension map.- Exercises.- 9 Spectral Sequences and Homotopy Groups of Spheres.- 1 Spectral sequences.- 2 The spectral sequence of a fibration.- 3 Applications of the homology spectral sequence.- 4 Multiplicative properties of spectral sequences.- 5 Applications of the cohomology spectral sequence.- 6 Serre classes of abelian groups.- 7 Homotopy groups of spheres.- Exercises.
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Springer Topological and Uniform Spaces
Book Synopsis0 Preliminaries.- 1 Topological Spaces.- 2 Continuity.- 3 The Induced Topology and Its Dual.- 4 Open Functions and Closed Functions.- 5 Compact Spaces.- 6 Separation Conditions.- 7 Uniform Spaces.- 8 The Uniform Topology.- 9 Connectedness.- 10 Countability and Related Topics.- 11 Functional Separation Conditions.- 12 Completeness and Completion.- Select Bibliography.Table of Contents0 Preliminaries.- 1 Topological Spaces.- 2 Continuity.- 3 The Induced Topology and Its Dual.- 4 Open Functions and Closed Functions.- 5 Compact Spaces.- 6 Separation Conditions.- 7 Uniform Spaces.- 8 The Uniform Topology.- 9 Connectedness.- 10 Countability and Related Topics.- 11 Functional Separation Conditions.- 12 Completeness and Completion.- Select Bibliography.
£999.99
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 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 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
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.
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Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Categories for the Working Mathematician
Book SynopsisAn array of general ideas useful in a wide variety of fields. Starting from the foundations, this book illuminates the concepts of category, functor, natural transformation, and duality. It then turns to adjoint functors, which provide a description of universal constructions, an analysis of the representations of functors by sets of morphisms, and a means of manipulating direct and inverse limits. These categorical concepts are extensively illustrated in the remaining chapters, which include many applications of the basic existence theorem for adjoint functors. The categories of algebraic systems are constructed from certain adjoint-like data and characterised by Beck''s theorem. After considering a variety of applications, the book continues with the construction and exploitation of Kan extensions. This second edition includes a number of revisions and additions, including newTrade 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.
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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-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 .
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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.
£105.00
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
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.
£104.49
Krieger Publishing Company Introduction to Topology
Book Synopsis
£34.95
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.
£67.45
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.
£999.99
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Holomorphic Foliations with Singularities: Key
Book SynopsisThis concise textbook gathers together key concepts and modern results on the theory of holomorphic foliations with singularities, offering a compelling vision on how the notion of foliation, usually linked to real functions and manifolds, can have an important role in the holomorphic world, as shown by modern results from mathematicians as H. Cartan, K. Oka, T. Nishino, and M. Suzuki.The text starts with a gentle presentation of the classical notion of foliations, advancing to holomorphic foliations and then holomorphic foliations with singularities. The theory behind reduction of singularities is described in detail, as well the cases for dynamics of a local diffeomorphism and foliations on complex projective spaces. A final chapter brings recent questions in the field, as holomorphic flows on Stein spaces and transversely homogeneous holomorphic foliations, along with a list of open questions for further study and research. Selected exercises at the end of each chapter help the reader to grasp the theory.Graduate students in Mathematics with a special interest in the theory of foliations will especially benefit from this book, which can be used as supplementary reading in Singularity Theory courses, and as a resource for independent study on this vibrant field of research.Table of ContentsPreface.- The Classical Notions of Foliations.- Some Results from Several Complex Variables.- Holomorphic Foliations: Nonsingular Case.- Holomorphic Foliations with Singularities.- Holomorphic Foliations Given by Closed 1-Forms.- Reduction of Singularities.- Holomorphic First Integrals.- Dynamics of a Local Diffeomorphism.- Foliations on Complex Projective Spaces.- Foliations with Algebraic Limit Sets.- Some Modern Questions.- Miscellaneous exercises and some open questions.
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Springer International Publishing AG Simplicial and Dendroidal Homotopy Theory
Book SynopsisThis open access book offers a self-contained introduction to the homotopy theory of simplicial and dendroidal sets and spaces. These are essential for the study of categories, operads, and algebraic structure up to coherent homotopy. The dendroidal theory combines the combinatorics of trees with the theory of Quillen model categories. Dendroidal sets are a natural generalization of simplicial sets from the point of view of operads. In this book, the simplicial approach to higher category theory is generalized to a dendroidal approach to higher operad theory. This dendroidal theory of higher operads is carefully developed in this book. The book also provides an original account of the more established simplicial approach to infinity-categories, which is developed in parallel to the dendroidal theory to emphasize the similarities and differences. Simplicial and Dendroidal Homotopy Theory is a complete introduction, carefully written with the beginning researcher in mind and ideally suited for seminars and courses. It can also be used as a standalone introduction to simplicial homotopy theory and to the theory of infinity-categories, or a standalone introduction to the theory of Quillen model categories and Bousfield localization.Trade Review“This book is a readable and carefully organized account of dendroidal sets by two of the main figures in the field. It gives a self-contained, detailed description of dendroidal sets and spaces … . Each chapter is also accompanied by a short section of historical notes giving background, references, and historical perspectives on the ideas presented.” (Ben C Walter, Mathematical Reviews, December, 2023)Table of ContentsPart I The Elementary Theory of Simplicial and Dendroidal Sets.- 1 Operads.- 2 Simplicial Sets.- 3 Dendroidal Sets.- 4 Tensor Products of Dendroidal Sets.- 5 Kan Conditions for Simplicial Sets.- 6 Kan Conditions for Dendroidal Sets.- Part II The Homotopy Theory of Simplicial and Dendroidal Sets.- 7 Model Categories.- 8 Model Structures on the Category of Simplicial Sets.- 9 Three Model Structures on the Category of Dendroidal Sets.- Part III The Homotopy Theory of Simplicial and Dendroidal Spaces.- 10 Reedy Categories and Diagrams of Spaces.- 11 Mapping Spaces and Bousfield Localizations.- 12 Dendroidal Spaces and ∞-Operads.- 13 Left Fibrations and the Covariant Model Structure.- 14 Simplicial Operads and ∞-Operads.- Epilogue.- References.- Index.
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Springer The Relevance of René Thom
Book SynopsisIntroduction.- René Thom between Philosophy and Semiotics.- René Thom between Geography and Urbanism.- René Thom, a personal Testimony.
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Springer Toric Topology and Polyhedral Products
Book SynopsisPreface.- Connected sums of sphere products and minimally non-Golod complexes.- Toric manifolds over 3-polytopes.- Symmetric products and a Cartan-type formula for polyhedral products.- Multiparameter persistent homology via generalized Morse theory.- Compact torus action on the complex Grassmann manifolds.- On the enumeration of Fano Bott manifolds.- Dga models for moment-angle complexes.- Duality in toric topology.- Bundles over connected sums.- The SO(4) Verlinde formula using real polarizations.- GKM graph locally modelled by TnxS1-action on T*Cn and its graph equivariant cohomology.- On the genera of moment-angle manifolds associated to dual-neighborly polytopes: combinatorial formulas and sequences.- Homeomorphic model for the polyhedral smash product of disks and spheres.- Invariance of polarization induced by symplectomorphisms.- Polyhedral products for wheel graphs and their generalizations.- On the cohomology ring of real moment-angle complexes.
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Birkhäuser An Introduction to CAlgebras and Noncommutative
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Algebraische Topologie: Eine Einführung
Book SynopsisI Geometrisch-Topologische Vorbereitungen.- 1 Beispiele für Räume, Abbildungen und topologische Probleme.- 2 Homotopie.- 3 Simplizialkomplexe und Polyeder.- 4 CW-Räume.- II Fundamentalgruppe und Überlagerungen.- 5 Die Fundamentalgruppe.- 6 Überlagerungen.- III Homologietheorie.- 7 Homologiegruppen von Simplizialkomplexen.- 8 Algebraische Hilfsmittel.- 9 Homologiegruppen topologischer Räume.- 10 Homologie mit Koeffizienten.- 11 Einige Anwendungen der Homologietheorie.- 12 Homologie von Produkten.- IV Cohomologie, Dualität und Produkte.- 13 Cohomologie.- 14 Dualität in Mannigfaltigkeiten.- 15 Der Cohomologiering.- V Fortsetzung der Homotopietheorie.- 16 Homotopiegruppen.- 17 Faserungen und Homotopiegruppen.- 18 Homotopieklassifikation von Abbildungen.- Symbole.Table of ContentsGeometrisch-Topologische Vorbereitungen: Beispiele für Räume, Abbildungen und topologische Probleme - Homotopie - Simplizialkomplexe und Polyeder - CW-Räume - Fundamentalgruppe und Überlagerungen: Die Fundamentalgruppe - Überlagerungen - Homologietheorie: Homologiegruppen von Simplizialkomplexen - Algebraische Hilfsmittel - Homologiegruppen topologischer Räume - Homologie mit Koeffizienten - Einige Anwendungen der Homologietheorie - Homologie von Produkten - Cohomologie, Dualität und Produkte: Cohomologie - Dualität in Mannigfaltigkeiten - Der Cohomologiering - Fortsetzung der Homotopietheorie: Homotopiegruppen - Faserungen und Homotopiegruppen - Homotopieklassifikation von Abbildungen
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Cohomology of Sheaves
Book SynopsisThis text exposes the basic features of cohomology of sheaves and its applications. The general theory of sheaves is very limited and no essential result is obtainable without turn ing to particular classes of topological spaces. The most satis factory general class is that of locally compact spaces and it is the study of such spaces which occupies the central part of this text. The fundamental concepts in the study of locally compact spaces is cohomology with compact support and a particular class of sheaves,the so-called soft sheaves. This class plays a double role as the basic vehicle for the internal theory and is the key to applications in analysis. The basic example of a soft sheaf is the sheaf of smooth functions on ~n or more generally on any smooth manifold. A rather large effort has been made to demon strate the relevance of sheaf theory in even the most elementary analysis. This process has been reversed in order to base the fundamental calculations in sheaf theory on elementary analysis.Table of ContentsI. Homological Algebra.- 1. Exact categories.- 2. Homology of complexes.- 3. Additive categories.- 4. Homotopy theory of complexes.- 5. Abelian categories.- 6. Injective resolutions.- 7. Right derived functors.- 8. Composition products.- 9. Resume of the projective case.- 10. Complexes of free abelian groups.- 11. Sign rules.- II. Sheaf Theory.- 0. Direct limits of abelian groups.- 1. Presheaves and sheaves.- 2. Localization.- 3. Cohomology of sheaves.- 4. Direct and inverse image of sheaves. f*,f*.- 5. Continuous maps and cohomology!,.- 6. Locally closed subspaces, h!h.- 7. Cup products.- 8. Tensor product of sheaves.- 9. Local cohomology.- 10. Cross products.- 11. Flat sheaves.- 12. Hom(E,F).- III. Cohomology with Compact Support.- 1. Locally compact spaces.- 2. Soft sheaves.- 3. Soft sheaves on $$\mathbb {R}$$n.- 4. The exponential sequence.- 5. Cohomology of direct limits.- 6. Proper base change and proper homotopy.- 7. Locally closed subspaces.- 8. Cohomology of the n-sphere.- 9. Dimension of locally compact spaces.- 10. Wilder’s finiteness theorem.- IV. Cohomology and Analysis.- 1. Homotopy invariance of sheaf cohomology.- 2. Locally compact spaces, countable at infinity.- 3. Complex logarithms.- 4. Complex curve integrals. The monodromy theorem.- 5. The inhomogenous Cauchy-Riemann equations.- 6. Existence theorems for analytic functions.- 7. De Rham theorem.- 8. Relative cohomology.- 9. Classification of locally constant sheaves.- V. Duality with Coefficient in a Field.- 1. Sheaves of linear forms.- 2. Verdier duality.- 3. Orientation of topological manifolds.- 4. Submanifolds of $$\mathbb {R}$$n of codimension 1.- 5. Duality for a subspace.- 6. Alexander duality.- 7. Residue theorem for n-1 forms on $$\mathbb {R}$$n.- VI. Poincare Duality with General Coefficients.- 1. Verdier duality.- 2. The dualizing complex D.- 3. Lefschetz duality.- 4. Algebraic duality.- 5. Universal coefficients.- 6. Alexander duality.- VII. Direct Image with Proper Support.- 1. The functor f!.- 2. The Künneth formula.- 3. Global form of Verdier duality.- 4. Covering spaces.- 5. Local form of Verdier duality.- VIII. Characteristic Classes.- 1. Local duality.- 2. Thom class.- 3. Oriented microbundles.- 4. Cohomology of real projective space.- 5. Stiefel-Whitney classes.- 6. Chern classes.- 7. Pontrjagin classes.- IX. Borel Moore Homology.- 1. Proper homotopy invariance.- 2. Restriction maps.- 3. Cap products.- 4. Poincare duality.- 5. Cross products and the Künneth formula.- 6. Diagonal class of an oriented manifold.- 7. Gysin maps.- 8. Lefschetz fixed point formula.- 9. Wu’s formula.- 10. Preservation of numbers.- 11. Trace maps in homology.- X. Application to Algebraic Geometry.- 1. Dimension of algebraic varieties.- 2. The cohomology class of a subvariety.- 3. Homology class of a subvariety.- 4. Intersection theory.- 5. Algebraic families of cycles.- 6. Algebraic cycles and Chern classes.- XI. Derived Categories.- 1. Categories of fractions.- 2. The derived category D (A).- 3. Triangles associated to an exact sequence.- 4. Yoneda extensions.- 5. Octahedra.- 6. Localization.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Algebraic Cobordism
Book SynopsisFollowing Quillen's approach to complex cobordism, the authors introduce the notion of oriented cohomology theory on the category of smooth varieties over a fixed field. They prove the existence of a universal such theory (in characteristic 0) called Algebraic Cobordism. The book also contains some examples of computations and applications.Table of ContentsCobordism and oriented cohomology.- The definition of algebraic cobordism.- Fundamental properties of algebraic cobordism.- Algebraic cobordism and the Lazard ring.- Oriented Borel-Moore homology.- Functoriality.- The universality of algebraic cobordism.
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