Topology Books
Springer International Publishing AG Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Representations: An
Book SynopsisThis textbook treats Lie groups, Lie algebras and their representations in an elementary but fully rigorous fashion requiring minimal prerequisites. In particular, the theory of matrix Lie groups and their Lie algebras is developed using only linear algebra, and more motivation and intuition for proofs is provided than in most classic texts on the subject.In addition to its accessible treatment of the basic theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras, the book is also noteworthy for including: a treatment of the Baker–Campbell–Hausdorff formula and its use in place of the Frobenius theorem to establish deeper results about the relationship between Lie groups and Lie algebras motivation for the machinery of roots, weights and the Weyl group via a concrete and detailed exposition of the representation theory of sl(3;C) an unconventional definition of semisimplicity that allows for a rapid development of the structure theory of semisimple Lie algebras a self-contained construction of the representations of compact groups, independent of Lie-algebraic arguments The second edition of Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Representations contains many substantial improvements and additions, among them: an entirely new part devoted to the structure and representation theory of compact Lie groups; a complete derivation of the main properties of root systems; the construction of finite-dimensional representations of semisimple Lie algebras has been elaborated; a treatment of universal enveloping algebras, including a proof of the Poincaré–Birkhoff–Witt theorem and the existence of Verma modules; complete proofs of the Weyl character formula, the Weyl dimension formula and the Kostant multiplicity formula.Review of the first edition:This is an excellent book. It deserves to, and undoubtedly will, become the standard text for early graduate courses in Lie group theory ... an important addition to the textbook literature ... it is highly recommended.— The Mathematical GazetteTrade Review“The first edition of this book was very good; the second is even better, and more versatile. This text remains one of the most attractive sources available from which to learn elementary Lie group theory, and is highly recommended.” (Mark Hunacek, The Mathematical Gazette, Vol. 101 (551), July, 2017)Table of ContentsPart I: General Theory.-Matrix Lie Groups.- The Matrix Exponential.- Lie Algebras.- Basic Representation Theory.- The Baker–Campbell–Hausdorff Formula and its Consequences.- Part II: Semisimple Lie Algebras.- The Representations of sl(3;C).-Semisimple Lie Algebras.- Root Systems.- Representations of Semisimple Lie Algebras.- Further Properties of the Representations.- Part III: Compact lie Groups.- Compact Lie Groups and Maximal Tori.- The Compact Group Approach to Representation Theory.- Fundamental Groups of Compact Lie Groups.- Appendices.
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Springer International Publishing AG Mathematical Gauge Theory: With Applications to
Book SynopsisThe Standard Model is the foundation of modern particle and high energy physics. This book explains the mathematical background behind the Standard Model, translating ideas from physics into a mathematical language and vice versa. The first part of the book covers the mathematical theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras, fibre bundles, connections, curvature and spinors. The second part then gives a detailed exposition of how these concepts are applied in physics, concerning topics such as the Lagrangians of gauge and matter fields, spontaneous symmetry breaking, the Higgs boson and mass generation of gauge bosons and fermions. The book also contains a chapter on advanced and modern topics in particle physics, such as neutrino masses, CP violation and Grand Unification. This carefully written textbook is aimed at graduate students of mathematics and physics. It contains numerous examples and more than 150 exercises, making it suitable for self-study and use alongside lecture courses. Only a basic knowledge of differentiable manifolds and special relativity is required, summarized in the appendix.Trade Review“Assuming an introductory course on differential geometry and some basic knowledge of special relativity, both of which are summarized in the appendices, the book expounds the mathematical background behind the well-established standard model of modern particle and high energy physics… I believe that the book will be a standard textbook on the standard model for mathematics-oriented students.” (Hirokazu Nishimura, zbMATH 1390.81005)Table of ContentsPart I Mathematical foundations1 Lie groups and Lie algebras: Basic concepts1.1 Topological groups and Lie groups1.2 Linear groups and symmetry groups of vector spaces1.3 Homomorphisms of Lie groups1.4 Lie algebras1.5 From Lie groups to Lie algebras1.6 From Lie subalgebras to Lie subgroups1.7 The exponential map1.8 Cartan’s Theorem on closed subgroups1.9 Exercises for Chapter 12 Lie groups and Lie algebras: Representations and structure theory2.1 Representations2.2 Invariant metrics on Lie groups2.3 The Killing form2.4 Semisimple and compact Lie algebras2.5 Ad-invariant scalar products on compact Lie groups2.6 Homotopy groups of Lie groups2.7 Exercises for Chapter 23 Group actions3.1 Transformation groups3.2 Definition and first properties of group actions3.3 Examples of group actions3.4 Fundamental vector fields3.5 The Maurer–Cartan form and the differential of a smooth group action3.6 Left or right actions?3.7 Quotient spaces3.8 Homogeneous spaces3.9 Stiefel and Grassmann manifolds3.10 The exceptional Lie group G23.11 Godement’s Theorem on the manifold structure of quotient spaces3.12 Exercises for Chapter 34 Fibre bundles4.1 General fibre bundles4.2 Principal fibre bundles4.3 Formal bundle atlases4.4 Frame bundles4.5 Vector bundles4.6 The clutching construction4.7 Associated vector bundles4.8 Exercises for Chapter 45 Connections and curvature5.1 Distributions and connections5.2 Connection 1-forms5.3 Gauge transformations5.4 Local connection 1-forms and gauge transformations5.5 Curvature5.6 Local curvature 2-forms5.7 Generalized electric and magnetic fields on Minkowski spacetime of dimension 45.8 Parallel transport5.9 The covariant derivative on associated vector bundles5.10 Parallel transport and path-ordered exponentials5.11 Holonomy and Wilson loops5.12 The exterior covariant derivative5.13 Forms with values in Ad(P)5.14 A second and third version of the Bianchi identity5.15 Exercises for Chapter 56 Spinors6.1 The pseudo-orthogonal group O(s; t) of indefinite scalar products6.2 Clifford algebras6.3 The Clifford algebras for the standard symmetric bilinear forms6.4 The spinor representation6.5 The spin groups6.6 Majorana spinors6.7 Spin invariant scalar products6.8 Explicit formulas for Minkowski spacetime of dimension 46.9 Spin structures and spinor bundles6.10 The spin covariant derivative6.11 Twisted spinor bundles6.12 Twisted chiral spinors6.13 Exercises for Chapter 6Part II The Standard Model of elementary particle physics7 The classical Lagrangians of gauge theories7.1 Restrictions on the set of Lagrangians7.2 The Hodge star and the codifferential7.3 The Yang–Mills Lagrangian7.4 Mathematical and physical conventions for gauge theories7.5 The Klein–Gordon and Higgs Lagrangians7.6 The Dirac Lagrangian7.7 Yukawa couplings7.8 Dirac and Majorana mass terms7.9 Exercises for Chapter 78 The Higgs mechanism and the Standard Model8.1 The Higgs field and symmetry breaking8.2 Mass generation for gauge bosons8.3 Massive gauge bosons in the SU(2)U(1)-theory of the electroweak interaction8.4 The SU(3)-theory of the strong interaction (QCD)8.5 The particle content of the Standard Model8.6 Interactions between fermions and gauge bosons8.7 Interactions between Higgs bosons and gauge bosons8.8 Mass generation for fermions in the Standard Model8.9 The complete Lagrangian of the Standard Model8.10 Lepton and baryon numbers8.11 Exercises for Chapter 89 Modern developments and topics beyond the Standard Model9.1 Flavour and chiral symmetry9.2 Massive neutrinos9.3 C, P and CP violation9.4 Vacuum polarization and running coupling constants9.5 Grand Unified Theories9.6 A short introduction to the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM)9.7 Exercises for Chapter 9Part III AppendixA Background on differentiable manifoldsA.1 ManifoldsA.2 Tensors and formsB Background on special relativity and quantum field theoryB.1 Basics of special relativityB.2 A short introduction to quantum field theoryReferencesIndex
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Springer International Publishing AG Pseudocompact Topological Spaces: A Survey of
Book SynopsisThis book, intended for postgraduate students and researchers, presents many results of historical importance on pseudocompact spaces. In 1948, E. Hewitt introduced the concept of pseudocompactness which generalizes a property of compact subsets of the real line. A topological space is pseudocompact if the range of any real-valued, continuous function defined on the space is a bounded subset of the real line. Pseudocompact spaces constitute a natural and fundamental class of objects in General Topology and research into their properties has important repercussions in diverse branches of Mathematics, such as Functional Analysis, Dynamical Systems, Set Theory and Topological-Algebraic structures. The collection of authors of this volume include pioneers in their fields who have written a comprehensive explanation on this subject. In addition, the text examines new lines of research that have been at the forefront of mathematics. There is, as yet, no text that systematically compiles and develops the extensive theory of pseudocompact spaces, making this book an essential asset for anyone in the field of topology.Table of Contents1. Basic and Classic Results on Pseudocompact Spaces.- 2. Pseudocompact Topological Groups.- 3. Pseudocompactness and Ultrafilters.- 4. Bounded Subsets of Tychonoff Spaces: A Survey of Results and Problems.- 5. Weakly Pseudocompact Spaces.- 6. Maximal Pseudocompact Spaces.- 7. Pseudocompactness in the Realm of Topological Transformation Groups.- 8. Topology of Mrówka-Isbell Spaces.
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Springer International Publishing AG Generic Coarse Geometry of Leaves
Book SynopsisThis book provides a detailed introduction to the coarse quasi-isometry of leaves of a foliated space and describes the cases where the generic leaves have the same quasi-isometric invariants. Every leaf of a compact foliated space has an induced coarse quasi-isometry type, represented by the coarse metric defined by the length of plaque chains given by any finite foliated atlas. When there are dense leaves either all dense leaves without holonomy are uniformly coarsely quasi-isometric to each other, or else every leaf is coarsely quasi-isometric to just meagerly many other leaves. Moreover, if all leaves are dense, the first alternative is characterized by a condition on the leaves called coarse quasi-symmetry. Similar results are proved for more specific coarse invariants, like growth type, asymptotic dimension, and amenability. The Higson corona of the leaves is also studied. All the results are richly illustrated with examples. The book is primarily aimed at researchers on foliated spaces. More generally, specialists in geometric analysis, topological dynamics, or metric geometry may also benefit from it. Table of Contents- Introduction. - Part I Coarse Geometry of Metric Spaces. - Coarse Quasi-Isometries. - Some Classes of Metric Spaces. - Growth of Metric Spaces. - Amenability of Metric Spaces. - Coarse Ends. - Higson Corona and Asymptotic Dimension. - Part II Coarse Geometry of Orbits and Leaves. - Pseudogroups. - Generic Coarse Geometry of Orbits. - Generic Coarse Geometry of Leaves. - Examples and Open Problems. -
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Birkhauser Verlag AG A Visual Introduction to Differential Forms and
Book SynopsisThis book explains and helps readers to develop geometric intuition as it relates to differential forms. It includes over 250 figures to aid understanding and enable readers to visualize the concepts being discussed. The author gradually builds up to the basic ideas and concepts so that definitions, when made, do not appear out of nowhere, and both the importance and role that theorems play is evident as or before they are presented. With a clear writing style and easy-to- understand motivations for each topic, this book is primarily aimed at second- or third-year undergraduate math and physics students with a basic knowledge of vector calculus and linear algebra.Trade Review “The reviewer recommends young mathematics and physics majors to open the book and to keep it on their bookshelves. Indeed, the reviewer even envies young students who can study differential forms with such a fascinating book.” (Hirokazu Nishimura, zbMath 1419.58001, 2019)Table of Contents
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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 Fachmedien Wiesbaden Algebraische Topologie: Homologie und
Book SynopsisHauptgegenstand des Buches sind Homologie-, Kohomologietheorien und Mannigfaltigkeiten. In den ersten acht Kapiteln werden Begriffe wie Homologie, CW-Komplexe, Produkte und Poincaré Dualität eingeführt und deren Anwendungen diskutiert. In den davon unabhängigen Kapiteln 9 bis 13 werden Differentialformen und der Satz von Stokes auf Mannigfaltigkeiten behandelt. Die in Kapitel 14 und 15 behandelte de Rham Kohomologie und der Satz von de Rham verbinden diese beiden Teile.Table of ContentsHomologie - Singuläre Homologie - CW-Komplexe - Euler-Charakteristik und Lefschetz-Zahlen - Kohomologie - Homologische Algebra - Produkte - Dualität - Glatte Mannigfaltigkeiten und ihr Tangentialbündel - Elementare Lineare Algebra - Parametrisierte Lineare Algebra - Differentialformen - Der Satz von Stokes - De Rham Kohomologie - Der Satz von de Rham
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Knotentheorie für Einsteiger
Book SynopsisEin Jahrhundert Knotentheorie - Was ist ein Knoten - Kombinatorische Techniken - Geometrische Techniken - Algebraische Techniken - Geometrie, Algebra und das Alexander Polynom - Numerische Invarianten - Symmetrien von Knoten - Höherdimensionale Knotentheorie - Neue kombinatorische Techniken - Anhang 1: Knotentabelle - Anhang 2: Alexander Polynome Knotentheorie (als Teilgebiet der Topologie) ist zur Zeit sehr populär, vor allem wegen der vielen Anwendungen, nicht nur in der Mathematik, sondern auch in der Physik. Das Buch eignet sich als Grundlage für ein Seminar im Grundstudium Mathematik. Es richtet sich aber auch an Mathematiker und Naturwissenschaftler allgemein, die etwas über Knotentheorie lernen möchten, ohne auf Fachartikel und spezielle Monographien zurückgreifen zu müssen.Table of ContentsEin Jahrhundert Knotentheorie - Was ist ein Knoten - Kombinatorische Techniken - Geometrische Techniken - Algebraische Techniken - Geometrie, Algebra und das Alexander Polynom - Numerische Invarianten - Symmetrien von Knoten - Höherdimensionale Knotentheorie - Neue kombinatorische Techniken - Anhang 1: Knotentabelle - Anhang 2: Alexander Polynome
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG The Atiyah-Singer Index Theorem: An Introduction
Table of ContentsStatement of the theorem.- Applications of the index theorem.- Outline of the proof.- The atiyah-singer fixed point theorem.- Applications of the fixed point theorem.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Topologie
Book SynopsisAus den Rezensionen: "Was das Buch vor allem auszeichnet, ist die unkonventionelle Darstellungsweise. Hier wird Mathematik nicht im trockenen Definition-Satz-Beweis-Stil geboten, sondern sie wird dem Leser pointiert und mit viel Humor schmackhaft gemacht. In ungewöhnlich fesselnder Sprache geschrieben, ist die Lektüre dieses Buches auch ein belletristisches Vergnügen. Fast 200 sehr instruktive und schöne Zeichnungen unterstützen das Verständnis, motivieren die behandelten Aussagen, modellieren die tragenden Beweisideen heraus. Ungewöhnlich ist auch das Register, das unter jedem Stichwort eine Kurzdefinition enthält und somit umständliches Nachschlagen erspart". Wiss. Zeitschrift der TU Dresden Jetzt in der achten Auflage des bewährten Lehrbuches!Trade Review"... Es handelt sich um ein sehr überschaubares Werk, dessen Qualität wohl gerade darin liegt, daß es trotz Beschränkung im Umfang (gut 200 kleinformatige Seiten) einen schönen Einblick in die wichtigsten Grundideen der Topologie vermittelt. ... Sehr reizvoll in Jänichs Buch sind auch die zahlreichen suggestiven Abbildungen. Vor allem jene zu Beginn der Kapitel werden jeden Topologieliebhaber durch ihre manchmal geradezu poetische Originalität erfreuen."Internationale Mathematische Nachrichten ÖsterreichTable of ContentsDie Grundbegriffe.- Topologische Vektorräume.- Die Quotiententopologie.- Vervollständigung metrischer Räume.- Homotopie.- Die beiden Abzählbarkeitsaxiome.- CW-Komplexe.- Konstruktion von stetigen Funktionen auf topologischen Räumen.- Überlagerungen.- Der Satz von Tychonoff.- Letztes Kapitel. Mengenlehre.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Categories and Sheaves
Book SynopsisCategories and sheaves appear almost frequently in contemporary advanced mathematics. This book covers categories, homological algebra and sheaves in a systematic manner starting from scratch and continuing with full proofs to the most recent results in the literature, and sometimes beyond. The authors present the general theory of categories and functors, emphasizing inductive and projective limits, tensor categories, representable functors, ind-objects and localization.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "This book of Kashiwara and Schapira, recognized specialists in algebraic analysis, is a detailed full-scale exposition of categories, homological algebra and sheaves. These notions are presented from scratch up to the most recent (sometimes new) results … ." (Corrado Marastoni, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2006 k)Table of ContentsThe Language of Categories.- Limits.- Filtrant Limits.- Tensor Categories.- Generators and Representability.- Indization of Categories.- Localization.- Additive and Abelian Categories.- ?-accessible Objects and F-injective Objects.- Triangulated Categories.- Complexes in Additive Categories.- Complexes in Abelian Categories.- Derived Categories.- Unbounded Derived Categories.- Indization and Derivation of Abelian Categories.- Grothendieck Topologies.- Sheaves on Grothendieck Topologies.- Abelian Sheaves.- Stacks and Twisted Sheaves.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Operator Algebras: Theory of C*-Algebras and von Neumann Algebras
Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive introduction to the general theory of C*-algebras and von Neumann algebras. Beginning with the basics, the theory is developed through such topics as tensor products, nuclearity and exactness, crossed products, K-theory, and quasidiagonality. The presentation carefully and precisely explains the main features of each part of the theory of operator algebras; most important arguments are at least outlined and many are presented in full detail.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "The volume under review is supposed to cover basics on operator algebras … . Blackadar’s book is very well written and pleasant to read. It is especially suited to readers who already know the basics of operator algebras but who need a reference for some result or who wish to have a unified approach to topics treated by them." (Paul Jolissaint, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2006 k) "This volume is an important and useful contribution to the literature on C*-algebras and von Neumann algebras. … The book is extremely well written. It can be recommended as a reference to graduate students working in operator algebra theory and to other mathematicians who want to bring themselves up-to-date on the subject." (V. M. Manuilov, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1092 (18), 2006)Table of ContentsOperators on Hilbert Space.- C*-Algebras.- Von Neumann Algebras.- Further Structure.- K-Theory and Finiteness.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Espaces vectoriels topologiques: Chapitres 1à 5
Book SynopsisLes Éléments de mathématique de Nicolas Bourbaki ont pour objet une présentation rigoureuse, systématique et sans prérequis des mathématiques depuis leurs fondements. Ce livre est le cinquième du traité ; il est consacré aux bases de l’analyse fonctionnelle. Il contient en particulier le théorème de Hahn-Banach et le théorème de Banach-Steinhaus. Il comprend les chapitres: -1. Espaces vectoriels topologiques sur un corps value; -2. Ensembles convexes et espaces localement convexes; -3. Espaces d’applications linéaires continues; -4. La dualité dans les espaces vectoriels topologiques; -5. Espaces hilbertiens (théorie élémentaire). Il contient également des notes historiques. Ce volume a été publié en 1981.Table of ContentsEspaces vectoriels topologiques sur un corps valué.- Ensembles convexes et espaces localement convexes.- Espaces d'applications linéaires continues.- La dualité dans les espaces vectoriels topologiques.- Espaces hilbertiens (théorie élémentaire).
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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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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Theory of Operator Algebras I
Book SynopsisSince its inception by von Neumann 70 years ago, the theory of operator algebras has become a rapidly developing area of importance for the understanding of many areas of mathematics and theoretical physics. Accessible to the non-specialist, this first part of a three-volume treatise provides a clear, carefully written survey that emphasizes the theory's analytical and topological aspects.Trade Review"... These three bulky volumes [EMS 124, 125, 127], written by one of the most prominent researchers of the area, provide an introduction to this repidly developing theory. ... These books can be warmly recommended to every graduate student who wants to become acquainted with this exciting branch of matematics. Furthermore, they should be on the bookshelf of every researcher of the area." (László Kérchy, Acta Scientiarum Mathematicarum, Vol. 69, 2003)Table of ContentsFundaments of Banach Algebras and C*-Algebras.- Topologies and Density Theorems in Operator Algebras.- Conjugate Spaces.- Tensor Products of Operator Algebras and Direct Integrals.- Types of von Neumann Algebras and Traces.- Appendix: Polish Spaces and Standard Borel Spaces.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Singularity Theory and Equivariant Symplectic Maps
Book SynopsisThe monograph is a study of the local bifurcations of multiparameter symplectic maps of arbitrary dimension in the neighborhood of a fixed point.The problem is reduced to a study of critical points of an equivariant gradient bifurcation problem, using the correspondence between orbits ofa symplectic map and critical points of an action functional. New results onsingularity theory for equivariant gradient bifurcation problems are obtained and then used to classify singularities of bifurcating period-q points. Of particular interest is that a general framework for analyzing group-theoretic aspects and singularities of symplectic maps (particularly period-q points) is presented. Topics include: bifurcations when the symplectic map has spatial symmetry and a theory for the collision of multipliers near rational points with and without spatial symmetry. The monograph also includes 11 self-contained appendices each with a basic result on symplectic maps. The monograph will appeal to researchers and graduate students in the areas of symplectic maps, Hamiltonian systems, singularity theory and equivariant bifurcation theory.Table of ContentsGeneric bifurcation of periodic points.- Singularity theory for equivariant gradient bifurcation problems.- Classification of Zq-equivariant gradient bifurcation problems.- Period-3 points of the generalized standard map.- Classification of Dq-equivariant gradient bifurcation problems.- Reversibility and degenerate bifurcation of period-q points of multiparameter maps.- Periodic points of equivariant symplectic maps.- Collision of multipliers at rational points for symplectic maps.- Equivariant maps and the collision of multipliers.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Einstein Manifolds
Book SynopsisEinstein's equations stem from General Relativity. In the context of Riemannian manifolds, an independent mathematical theory has developed around them. This is the first book which presents an overview of several striking results ensuing from the examination of Einstein’s equations in the context of Riemannian manifolds. Parts of the text can be used as an introduction to modern Riemannian geometry through topics like homogeneous spaces, submersions, or Riemannian functionals.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "[...] an efficient reference book for many fundamental techniques of Riemannian geometry. [...] despite its length, the reader will have no difficulty in getting the feel of its contents and discovering excellent examples of all interaction of geometry with partial differential equeations, topology, and Lie groups. Above all, the book provides a clear insight into the scope and diversity of problems posed by its title."S.M. Salamon in MathSciNet 1988 "It seemed likely to anyone who read the previous book by the same author, namely Manifolds all of whose geodesic are closed, that the present book would be one of the most important ever published on Riemannian geometry. This prophecy is indeed fulfilled."T.J. Wilmore in Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society 1987 "Einstein Manifolds is accordingly described as Besse’s second book … . there is no doubt that Einstein Manifolds is a magnificient work of mathematical scholarship. … It is truly a seminal work on an incomparably fascinating and important subject." (Michael Berg, MathDL, March, 2008) "The present book is intended to be a complete reference book. … The book under review serves several purposes. It is an efficient reference for many fundamental techniques of Riemannian geometry as well as excellent examples of the interaction of geometry with partial differential equations, topology and Lie groups. Certainly the monograph provides a clear insight into the scope and diversity of problems posed by its title." (Adela-Gabriela Mihai, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1147, 2008)Table of ContentsBasic Material.- Basic Material (Continued): Kähler Manifolds.- Relativity.- Riemannian Functionals.- Ricci Curvature as a Partial Differential Equation.- Einstein Manifolds and Topology.- Homogeneous Riemannian Manifolds.- Compact Homogeneous Kähler Manifolds.- Riemannian Submersions.- Holonomy Groups.- Kähler-Einstein Metrics and the Calabi Conjecture.- The Moduli Space of Einstein Structures.- Self-Duality.- Quaternion-Kähler Manifolds.- A Report on the Non-Compact Case.- Generalizations of the Einstein Condition.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG The Higher Infinite: Large Cardinals in Set Theory from Their Beginnings
Book SynopsisOver the years, this book has become a standard reference and guide in the set theory community. It provides a comprehensive account of the theory of large cardinals from its beginnings and some of the direct outgrowths leading to the frontiers of contemporary research, with open questions and speculations throughout.Table of ContentsPreliminaries.- Beginnings.- Partition Properties.- Forcing and Sets of Reals.- Aspects of Measurability.- Strong Hypotheses.- Determinacy.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG The Classical Groups and K-Theory
Book SynopsisIt is a great satisfaction for a mathematician to witness the growth and expansion of a theory in which he has taken some part during its early years. When H. Weyl coined the words "classical groups", foremost in his mind were their connections with invariant theory, which his famous book helped to revive. Although his approach in that book was deliberately algebraic, his interest in these groups directly derived from his pioneering study of the special case in which the scalars are real or complex numbers, where for the first time he injected Topology into Lie theory. But ever since the definition of Lie groups, the analogy between simple classical groups over finite fields and simple classical groups over IR or C had been observed, even if the concept of "simplicity" was not quite the same in both cases. With the discovery of the exceptional simple complex Lie algebras by Killing and E. Cartan, it was natural to look for corresponding groups over finite fields, and already around 1900 this was done by Dickson for the exceptional Lie algebras G and E • However, a deep reason for this 2 6 parallelism was missing, and it is only Chevalley who, in 1955 and 1961, discovered that to each complex simple Lie algebra corresponds, by a uniform process, a group scheme (fj over the ring Z of integers, from which, for any field K, could be derived a group (fj(K).Table of ContentsNotation and Conventions.- 1. General Linear Groups, Steinberg Groups, and K-Groups.- 2. Linear Groups over Division Rings.- 3. Isomorphism Theory for the Linear Groups.- 4. Linear Groups over General Classes of Rings.- 5. Unitary Groups, Unitary Steinberg Groups, and Unitary K-Groups.- 6. Unitary Groups over Division Rings.- 7. Clifford Algebras and Orthogonal Groups over Commutative Rings.- 8. Isomorphism Theory for the Unitary Groups.- 9. Unitary Groups over General Classes of Form Rings.- Concluding Remarks.- Index of Concepts.- Index of Symbols.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Dynamical Systems VII: Integrable Systems
Book SynopsisA collection of five surveys on dynamical systems, indispensable for graduate students and researchers in mathematics and theoretical physics. Written in the modern language of differential geometry, the book covers all the new differential geometric and Lie-algebraic methods currently used in the theory of integrable systems.Table of ContentsContents: Nonholonomic Dynamical Systems, Geometry of Distributions and Variational Problems by A.M. Vershik, V.Ya. Gershkovich.- Integrable Systems and Infinite Dimensional Lie Algebras by M.A. Olshanetsky, M.A. Perelomov.- Group-Theoretical Methods in the Theory of Finite-Dimensional Integrable Systems by A.G. Reyman, M.A. Semenov-Tian-Shansky.- Quantization of Open Toda Lattices by M.A. Semenov-Tian-Shansky.- Geometric and Algebraic Mechanisms of the Integrability of Hamiltonian Systems on Homogeneous Spaces and Lie Algebras by V.V. Trofimov, A.T. Fomenko.
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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.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Topological Signal Processing
Book SynopsisSignal processing is the discipline of extracting information from collections of measurements. To be effective, the measurements must be organized and then filtered, detected, or transformed to expose the desired information. Distortions caused by uncertainty, noise, and clutter degrade the performance of practical signal processing systems.In aggressively uncertain situations, the full truth about an underlying signal cannot be known. This book develops the theory and practice of signal processing systems for these situations that extract useful, qualitative information using the mathematics of topology -- the study of spaces under continuous transformations. Since the collection of continuous transformations is large and varied, tools which are topologically-motivated are automatically insensitive to substantial distortion. The target audience comprises practitioners as well as researchers, but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students.Trade ReviewFrom the book reviews:“This text provides a nice exposition of the topological ideas used to extract information from signals and the practical details of signal processing. … Robinson’s intended audience is first year graduate students in both engineering and mathematics, and advanced undergraduates. … Throughout the text there are numerous examples and diagrams. Each chapter also ends with some open questions. These features make the book quite readable.” (Michele Intermont, MAA Reviews, February, 2015)“Three major goals for this book: firstly to show that topological invariants provide qualitative information about signals that is both relevant and practical, second to show that the signal processing concepts of filtering, detection, and noise correspond respectively to the concepts of sheaves, functoriality and sequences, and third to advocate for the use of sheaf theory in signal processing. … The target audience is practitioners so that the theoretical notions are covered with the practitioner in mind with motivations emphasized.” (Jonathan Hodgson, zbMATH, Vol. 1294, 2014)Table of ContentsIntroduction and informal discussion.- Parametrization.- Signals.- Detection.- Transforms.- Noise.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Vektorbündel: Vom Möbius-Bündel bis zum
Book SynopsisVektorbündel stellen eine faszinierende Verbindung von Algebra und Topologie dar. Die bekanntesten Beispiele, das Möbiusband und das Tangentialbündel, veranschaulichen schon unmittelbar zwei Hauptaspekte.Einmal geben Vektorbündel Hinweise auf die Gestalt eines Raumes - so deutet ein Möbiusband auf das Vorhandensein eines "Loches" hin -, andererseits lassen sich geometrische Objekte wie Mannigfaltigkeiten durch Vektorbündel linearisieren. Durch diese Nähe zur Geometrie hat die Vektorbündeltheorie nicht nur zahlreiche Anwendungen, so kann man beispielsweise schon mit geringen Voraussetzungen bis zur Lösung des Divisionsalgebrenproblems vordringen, sondern sie ist auch in vielen Gebieten der Mathematik Teil der grundlegenden Sprache. Der Text beginnt mit einer ausführlichen nur auf geringe Voraussetzungen aufbauenden Darstellung der Grundlagen. Er führt dann über das als zentrales Thema behandelte Schnittproblem bis zu einer Herleitung und Hintergrunddiskussion des Vektorfeldsatzes und des entsprechenden Satzes für stabile Bündel über Sphären. Er ist gedacht für alle, die die abstrakten Ideen und Techniken der algebraischen Topologie an ganz konkreten Situationen erproben, erlernen oder anwenden möchten.Table of ContentsGrundlagen.- Stabilisierungssequenz und charakteristische Klassen.- Vektorbündel und stabile Homotopie.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Differentialrechnung für Höhlenmenschen und
Book SynopsisJürgen Beetz führt zuerst in den Ursprung der erdachten Geschichten der Mathematik aus der Steinzeit ein. Im Anschluss daran stellt er die zentrale Fragestellung der „Infinitesimalrechnung“ anhand eines einfachen Beispiels dar. Dann erläutert der Autor die Grundproblematik des Differenzierens: die Steigung (d. h. die Richtung der Tangente) an einer beliebigen Stelle einer Funktion y=f(x) festzustellen. Als praktische Beispiele des Differenzierens behandelt er die Hyperbel und die Sinusfunktion. Ein eigenes Kapitel widmet Jürgen Beetz den Besonderheiten der Exponentialfunktion.Table of ContentsDas Maß für Veränderung.- Die Praxis der Differentialrechnung.- Die Exponentialfunktion beweist ihre königliche Eigenschaft.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Das Glück, Mathematiker zu sein: Friedrich
Book SynopsisDas Buch berichtet über das Leben des Mathematikers Friedrich Hirzebruch (1927-2012) und seinen lebenslangen Einsatz für die Mathematik. Er war einer der bedeutendsten Mathematiker seiner Zeit und leistete Überragendes für den Wiederaufbau der wissenschaftlichen Forschung in Deutschland nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg und für nationale und internationale Zusammenarbeit auf vielen Ebenen. Seine Forschung hatte großen Einfluss auf die Entwicklung der modernen Mathematik. 1952-1954 arbeitete er am Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton und wurde weltberühmt durch den Beweis eines Theorems aus der Algebraischen Geometrie und Topologie, des sogenannten Satzes von Riemann-Roch-Hirzebruch. Im Alter von 27 Jahren erhielt er den Ruf auf seine Professur an der Universität Bonn. In seinen Vorlesungen vermittelte er wie kaum ein Zweiter den Hörern einen Eindruck von der Schönheit der Mathematik und dem Glück, Mathematiker zu sein. Ab 1980 leitete Hirzebruch viele Jahre das von ihm gegründete Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik in Bonn. Er war mit vielen führenden Mathematikern und Wissenschaftlern der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts befreundet. Als Mathematiker und Wissenschaftsorganisator waren ihm auch die Beziehungen zu Israel und Polen und die Lösung der mit der deutschen Wiedervereinigung im Wissenschaftssystem entstandenen Probleme ein besonderes Anliegen. Seine Biografie ist zugleich ein Stück Wissenschaftsgeschichte und darüber hinaus auch Zeitgeschichte, von der Kriegs- und Nachkriegszeit bis zu den politischen Veränderungen nach 1990.Table of ContentsProlog: Oktober 1945.- Die Eltern.- Jugend in Nazi-Deutschland.- Studium in Ruinen, 1945–1948.- In Zürich bei Heinz Hopf.- Promotion in Münster, Assistent in Erlangen.- Am Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton 1952–1954.- Mathematiker-Kongress in Amsterdam, Habilitation in Münster.- Rufe nach Bonn und Göttingen.- Princeton 1955/56 und die Konferenz in Mexiko.- Als junger Professor in Bonn.- Die ersten Arbeitstagungen.- Zusammenarbeit mit Michael Atiyah.- Der dritte Aufenthalt in Princeton 1959/60.- Euromat, Oberwolfach und ein Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik.- Die sechziger Jahre: Forschung, Lehre, Mitarbeiter, Kollegen.- Die sechziger Jahre: nationale und internationale Beziehungen.- Die Gründung der Universität Bielefeld.- Die siebziger Jahre in Bonn: Lehre, Schüler, Mitarbeiter, Kollegen.- Geometrie und Topologie.- Der Sonderforschungsbereich Theoretische Mathematik in Bonn.- Topologie, Zahlentheorie und Hilbertsche Modulflächen.- Die siebziger Jahre: internationale Beziehungen.- Besuche in Irland.- Die Gründung des Max-Planck-Instituts.- Achtziger Jahre: Forschung, Lehre, Mitarbeiter, Schüler.- Das Max-Planck-Institut, 1981–1995.- Achtziger Jahre: Reisen und internationale Beziehungen.- Beziehungen nach Israel.- Die neunziger Jahre.- Neue Aufgaben: die Wiedervereinigung Deutschlands.- Die neunziger Jahre: internationale Kontakte, Reisen, Ehrungen.- Ein Land im Umbruch: Beziehungen nach Polen.- Ein Buchstabe in der Schrift der Natur.- Schatten der Vergangenheit: Felix Hausdorff.- Verabschiedung als Direktor des Max-Planck-Instituts.- Das Max-Planck-Institut nach 1995.- Das letzte Jahrzehnt.- Rückblicke und Erinnerungen.- Die letzten Wochen.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Einführung in die Topologische Datenanalyse
Book SynopsisDer Einstieg in die Topologische Datenanalysis (TDA) fällt oft nicht leicht, da sie auf der Algebraischen Topologie beruht, einem Gebiet der reinen Mathematik. Mit dieser Einleitung wollen wir Interessierte (Studierende, Data Scientists, aber auch Mathematiker:innen) an die Hand nehmen, indem wir die primär notwendigen Grundlagen dieses komplexen Bereichs der Mathematik zur Verfügung stellen. Dies geschieht vor allem im Hinblick auf Anwendbarkeit in der Datenanalyse, welcher sich dann die späteren Kapitel des Buches widmen. So hoffen wir, sowohl Informatikern und praktizierenden Data Scientists den eher theoretischen Aspekt, sowie Mathematikern den praktischen, anwendungsorientierten Anteil näher bringen zu können. Dazu werden für wichtige Beispiele Bibliotheken (Python) vorgestellt und Pseudocode oder kleine Jupyter-Notebooks zur Verfügung gestellt. Auch Aspekte der Laufzeit werden, wo relevant, angesprochen. Das alles geschieht im theoretischen Umfeld der Mathematik, so dass die zwei Seiten der TDA, Informatik und Mathematik, ihr Miteinander finden.Table of Contents1 Homotopien1.1 Homotopien – Formalisiertes Morphing1.2 Wege und Weghomotopien1.3 Beispiele und Überlegungen1.4 Retrakte2 Die Fundamentalgruppe2.1 Gruppoide Eigenschaften und die Fundamentalgrupppe2.2 Wirkung stetiger Abbildungen2.3 Wirkung von Homotopien2.4 Konstruktionismus und Reduktion2.5 Beispiele2.6 Ausblick: Fundamentalgruppe des Kreises und Überlagerungen3 Simpliziale Strukturen3.1 Simplexe und Simplizialkomplexe3.2 Filtrierung3.3 Motivation der Homologie3.4 Der Aufbau von Simplexen3.5 Der Randoperator3.6 Simpliziale Homologie3.7 Koeffizienten und Z2 Homologie3.8 Beispielberechnungen von Ck;Bk;Zk und Hk3.9 Die Bedeutung von H03.10 Simpliziale Topologie4 Homologie4.1 Die Eulercharakteristik4.2 Simpliziale und singuläre Homologie4.3 Berechnen von Homologie4.4 Bettizahlen und Torsion4.5 Homologien-Zoo und Axiomatik4.6 Anwendungen5 Topologie aus Daten5.1 Von Daten zum Simplizialkomplex 5.2 Visualisierung und Exploration 5.3 Homologie aus Daten 5.4 Maschinelles Lernen 5.5 Zeitreihen 6 Anwendungen 6.1 Collapse: Homotopieäquivalente Simplizialkomplexe 6.2 Mapper Cluster Pakete 6.3 Triangulierung 6.4 Smith Normalform und Randmatrix Reduzierung 6.5 Graphen, Bäume und die Laplace-Matrix 6.6 Innere Produkte und die kombinatorische Laplace-Matrix 6.7 Weitere Eigenheiten der Laplace-Matrix6.8 Bibliotheken 7 Ausblicke7.1 Baryzentrische Unterteilung und der Satz von van Kampen7.2 Homotopiegruppen höherer Dimension 7.3 Mannigfaltigkeiten 7.4 Kategorientheorie 7.5 Garben Literaturverzeichnis Glossar Sachverzeichnis
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Topologie I: Erster Band. Grundbegriffe der Mengentheoretischen Topologie Topologie der Komplexe · Topologische Invarianzsätze und Anschliessende Begriffsbildungen · Verschlingungen im n-Dimensionalen Euklidischen Raum Stetige Abbildungen v
Book SynopsisDieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen für die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfügung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden müssen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.Table of ContentsErster Teil. Grundbegriffe der mengentheoretischen Topologie.- Erstes Kapitel: Topologische und metrische Räume.- Zweites Kapitel: Kompakte Räume.- Zweiter Teil. Topologie der Komplexe.- Drittes Kapitel: Polyeder und ihre Zellenzerlegungen.- Viertes Kapitel: Eckpunkt- und Koeffizientenbereiche.- Fünftes Kapitel: Bettische Gruppen.- Sechstes Kapitel: Zerspaltungen und Unterteilungen von Komplexen.- Siebentes Kapitel: Spezielle Fragen aus der Theorie der Komplexe.- Dritter Teil. Topologische Invarianzsätze und anschließende Begriffsbildungen.- Achtes Kapitel: Simpliziale Approximationen stetiger Abbildungen. Stetige Zyklen.- Neuntes Kapitel: Kanonische Verschiebungen. Nochmals Invarianz der Dimensionszahl und der Bettischen Gruppen. Allgemeiner Dimensionsbegriff.- Zehntes Kapitel: Der Zerlegungssatz für den Euklidischen Raum. Weitere Invarianzsätze.- Vierter Teil. Verschlingungen im Euklidischen Raum. Stetige Abbildungen von Polyedern.- Elftes Kapitel: Verschlingungstheorie. Der Alexandersche Dualitätssatz.- Zwölftes Kapitel: Der Brouwersche Abbildungsgrad. Die Kroneckersche Charakteristik.- Dreizehntes Kapitel: Homotopie- und Erweiterungssätze für Abbildungen.- Vierzehntes Kapitel: Fixpunkte.- Anhang I. Abelsche Gruppen.- § 1 Allgemeine Begriffe und Sätze.- § 2. Moduln (Freie Gruppen).- § 4. Gruppen mit endlich-vielen Erzeugenden.- § 5. Charaktere.- § 2. Konvexe Mengen.- § 3. Konvexe und baryzentrische Hüllen. Simplexe.- § 4. Konvexe Raumstücke. Konvexe Zellen.- 1. Nachtrag: Zentralprojektion.- 2. Nachtrag: Der Schwerpunkt.- Verzeichnis der topologischen Bücher.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Etale Cohomology and the Weil Conjecture
Book SynopsisSome years ago a conference on l-adic cohomology in Oberwolfach was held with the aim of reaching an understanding of Deligne's proof of the Weil conjec tures. For the convenience of the speakers the present authors - who were also the organisers of that meeting - prepared short notes containing the central definitions and ideas of the proofs. The unexpected interest for these notes and the various suggestions to publish them encouraged us to work somewhat more on them and fill out the gaps. Our aim was to develop the theory in as self contained and as short a manner as possible. We intended especially to provide a complete introduction to etale and l-adic cohomology theory including the monodromy theory of Lefschetz pencils. Of course, all the central ideas are due to the people who created the theory, especially Grothendieck and Deligne. The main references are the SGA-notes [64-69]. With the kind permission of Professor J. A. Dieudonne we have included in the book that finally resulted his excellent notes on the history of the Weil conjectures, as a second introduction. Our original notes were written in German. However, we finally followed the recommendation made variously to publish the book in English. We had the good fortune that Professor W. Waterhouse and his wife Betty agreed to translate our manuscript. We want to thank them very warmly for their willing involvement in such a tedious task. We are very grateful to the staff of Springer-Verlag for their careful work.Table of ContentsI. The Essentials of Etale Cohomology Theory.- II. Rationality of Weil ?-Functions.- III. The Monodromy Theory of Lefschetz Pencils.- IV. Deligne’s Proof of the Weil Conjecture.- Appendices.- A I. The Fundamental Group.- A II. Derived Categories.- A III. Descent.
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Springer Verlag, Japan Geometric Aspects of General Topology
Book SynopsisThis book is designed for graduate students to acquire knowledge of dimension theory, ANR theory (theory of retracts), and related topics. These two theories are connected with various fields in geometric topology and in general topology as well. Hence, for students who wish to research subjects in general and geometric topology, understanding these theories will be valuable. Many proofs are illustrated by figures or diagrams, making it easier to understand the ideas of those proofs. Although exercises as such are not included, some results are given with only a sketch of their proofs. Completing the proofs in detail provides good exercise and training for graduate students and will be useful in graduate classes or seminars.Researchers should also find this book very helpful, because it contains many subjects that are not presented in usual textbooks, e.g., dim X × I = dim X + 1 for a metrizable space X; the difference between the small and large inductive dimensions; a hereditarily infinite-dimensional space; the ANR-ness of locally contractible countable-dimensional metrizable spaces; an infinite-dimensional space with finite cohomological dimension; a dimension raising cell-like map; and a non-AR metric linear space. The final chapter enables students to understand how deeply related the two theories are.Simplicial complexes are very useful in topology and are indispensable for studying the theories of both dimension and ANRs. There are many textbooks from which some knowledge of these subjects can be obtained, but no textbook discusses non-locally finite simplicial complexes in detail. So, when we encounter them, we have to refer to the original papers. For instance, J.H.C. Whitehead's theorem on small subdivisions is very important, but its proof cannot be found in any textbook. The homotopy type of simplicial complexes is discussed in textbooks on algebraic topology using CW complexes, but geometrical arguments using simplicial complexes are rather easy.Trade ReviewFrom the book reviews:“This excellent book is designed for different graduate courses in geometric topology, as well as in general topology. At the same time it contains complete proofs of results interesting also for the specialist in geometric topology … .” (Vesko Valov, Mathematical Reviews, September, 2014)
£98.99
Mathematical Society of Japan Groups Of Diffeomorphisms: In Honor Of Shigeyuki
Book SynopsisThis volume consists of selected paper on recent trends and results in the study of various groups of diffeomorphisms, including mapping class groups, from the point of view of algebraic and differential topology, as well as dynamical ones involving foliations and symplectic or contact diffeomorphisms. Most of the authors were invited speakers or participants of the International Symposium on Groups of Diffeomorphisms 2006, which was held at the University of Tokyo (Komaba) in September 2006.This volume is dedicated to Professor Shigeyuki Morita on the occasion of his 60th anniversary. We believe that the scope of this volume well reflects Shigeyuki Morita's mathematical interests. We hope this volume to inspire not only the specialists in these fields but also a wider audience of mathematicians.Published by Mathematical Society of Japan and distributed by World Scientific Publishing Co. for all markets except North America
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Springer, India, Private Ltd Basic Algebraic Topology and its Applications
Book SynopsisThis book provides an accessible introduction to algebraic topology, a field at the intersection of topology, geometry and algebra, together with its applications. Moreover, it covers several related topics that are in fact important in the overall scheme of algebraic topology. Comprising eighteen chapters and two appendices, the book integrates various concepts of algebraic topology, supported by examples, exercises, applications and historical notes. Primarily intended as a textbook, the book offers a valuable resource for undergraduate, postgraduate and advanced mathematics students alike.Focusing more on the geometric than on algebraic aspects of the subject, as well as its natural development, the book conveys the basic language of modern algebraic topology by exploring homotopy, homology and cohomology theories, and examines a variety of spaces: spheres, projective spaces, classical groups and their quotient spaces, function spaces, polyhedra, topological groups, Lie groups and cell complexes, etc. The book studies a variety of maps, which are continuous functions between spaces. It also reveals the importance of algebraic topology in contemporary mathematics, theoretical physics, computer science, chemistry, economics, and the biological and medical sciences, and encourages students to engage in further study.Trade Review“Adhikari’s work is an excellent resource for any individual seeking to learn more about algebraic topology. By no means will this text feel like an introduction to algebraic topology, but it does offer much for both beginners and experts. … the text will be a valuable reference on the bookshelf of any reader with an interest in algebraic topology. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above; researchers and faculty.” (A. Misseldine, Choice, Vol. 54 (9), May, 2017)“I am pretty enthusiastic about this book. … it shows very good taste on the author’s part as far as what he’s chosen to do and how he’s chosen to do it. … Wow! What a nice book. I’m glad I have a copy.” (Michael Berg, MAA Reviews, maa.org, February, 2017)“This is a comprehensive textbook on algebraic topology. … accessible to students of all levels of mathematics, so suitable for anyone wanting and needing to learn about algebraic topology. It can also offer a valuable resource for advanced students with a specialized knowledge in other areas who want to pursue their interest in this area. … further readings are provided at the end of each of them, which also enables students to study the subject discussed therein in more depth.” (Haruo Minami, zbMATH 1354.55001, 2017)Table of ContentsPrerequisite Concepts and Notations.- Basic Homotopy.- The Fundamental Groups.-Covering Spaces.- Fibre Bundles, Vector Bundles and K-theory.- Geometry of Simplicial Complexes and Fundamental Groups.- Higher Homotopy Groups.- Products in Higher Homotopy Groups.- CW-complexes and Homotopy.- Eilenberg-MacLane Spaces.- Homology and Cohomology Theories.- Eilenberg-Steenrod Axioms for Homology and Cohomology Theories.- Consequences of the Eilenberg-Steenrod Axioms.- Some Applications of Homology Theory.- Spectral Homology and Cohomology Theories.- Obstruction Theory.- More Relations Between Homotopy and Homology Groups.- A Brief Historical Note.
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Springer, India, Private Ltd Basic Algebraic Topology and its Applications
Book SynopsisThis book provides an accessible introduction to algebraic topology, a field at the intersection of topology, geometry and algebra, together with its applications. Moreover, it covers several related topics that are in fact important in the overall scheme of algebraic topology. Comprising eighteen chapters and two appendices, the book integrates various concepts of algebraic topology, supported by examples, exercises, applications and historical notes. Primarily intended as a textbook, the book offers a valuable resource for undergraduate, postgraduate and advanced mathematics students alike.Focusing more on the geometric than on algebraic aspects of the subject, as well as its natural development, the book conveys the basic language of modern algebraic topology by exploring homotopy, homology and cohomology theories, and examines a variety of spaces: spheres, projective spaces, classical groups and their quotient spaces, function spaces, polyhedra, topological groups, Lie groups and cell complexes, etc. The book studies a variety of maps, which are continuous functions between spaces. It also reveals the importance of algebraic topology in contemporary mathematics, theoretical physics, computer science, chemistry, economics, and the biological and medical sciences, and encourages students to engage in further study.Trade Review“Adhikari’s work is an excellent resource for any individual seeking to learn more about algebraic topology. By no means will this text feel like an introduction to algebraic topology, but it does offer much for both beginners and experts. … the text will be a valuable reference on the bookshelf of any reader with an interest in algebraic topology. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above; researchers and faculty.” (A. Misseldine, Choice, Vol. 54 (9), May, 2017)“I am pretty enthusiastic about this book. … it shows very good taste on the author’s part as far as what he’s chosen to do and how he’s chosen to do it. … Wow! What a nice book. I’m glad I have a copy.” (Michael Berg, MAA Reviews, maa.org, February, 2017)“This is a comprehensive textbook on algebraic topology. … accessible to students of all levels of mathematics, so suitable for anyone wanting and needing to learn about algebraic topology. It can also offer a valuable resource for advanced students with a specialized knowledge in other areas who want to pursue their interest in this area. … further readings are provided at the end of each of them, which also enables students to study the subject discussed therein in more depth.” (Haruo Minami, zbMATH 1354.55001, 2017)Table of ContentsPrerequisite Concepts and Notations.- Basic Homotopy.- The Fundamental Groups.-Covering Spaces.- Fibre Bundles, Vector Bundles and K-theory.- Geometry of Simplicial Complexes and Fundamental Groups.- Higher Homotopy Groups.- Products in Higher Homotopy Groups.- CW-complexes and Homotopy.- Eilenberg-MacLane Spaces.- Homology and Cohomology Theories.- Eilenberg-Steenrod Axioms for Homology and Cohomology Theories.- Consequences of the Eilenberg-Steenrod Axioms.- Some Applications of Homology Theory.- Spectral Homology and Cohomology Theories.- Obstruction Theory.- More Relations Between Homotopy and Homology Groups.- A Brief Historical Note.
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Atlantis Press Topological Groups And Related Structures
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Topology: Hawaii
Book SynopsisThe articles in the proceedings are closely related to the lectures presented at the topology conference held at the University of Hawaii, August 12-18, 1990. These cover recent results in algebraic topology, algebraic transformation groups, real algebraic geometry, low-dimensional topology, and Nielsen Fixed Point Theory.Table of ContentsElementary Abelian "p"-group actions on lens spaces, C. Allday; a note on two-orbit varieties, M. Brion; Hochschild homology for a polynomial cochain alegbra of a nilmanifold, B. Cenkl; recent applications of universal connections, C.T.J. Dodson; dimension theory and the Sullivan conjecture, J. Dydak and J.J. Walsh; cyclic homology of triangular matrix algebras, L. Kadison; topological problems arising from real algebraic geometry, H.C. King; an invariant of 3-valent spatial graphs, K.C. Millett; energy functionals of knots, J. O'Hara; basic relative Nielsen numbers, X-Z. Zhao; and others.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Smooth Invariant Manifolds And Normal Forms
Book SynopsisThis book deals with the qualitative theory of dynamical systems and is devoted to the study of flows and cascades in the vicinity of a smooth invariant manifold. Its main purpose is to present, as completely as possible, the basic results concerning the existence of stable and unstable local manifolds and the recent advancements in the theory of finitely smooth normal forms of vector fields and diffeomorphisms in the vicinity of a rest point and a periodic trajectory. A summary of the results obtained so far in the investigation of dynamical systems near an arbitrary invariant submanifold is also given.Table of ContentsTopological properties of flows and cascades in the vicinity of a rest point and a periodic trajectory; finitely smooth normal forms of vector fields and diffeo-morphisms; linear extensions of dynamical systems; invariant subbundles of weakly non-linear extensions; invariant manifolds; normal forms in the vicinity of an invariant manifold.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Abstract Homotopy And Simple Homotopy Theory
Book SynopsisThe abstract homotopy theory is based on the observation that analogues of much of the topological homotopy theory and simple homotopy theory exist in many other categories (e.g. spaces over a fixed base, groupoids, chain complexes, module categories). Studying categorical versions of homotopy structure, such as cylinders and path space constructions, enables not only a unified development of many examples of known homotopy theories but also reveals the inner working of the classical spatial theory. This demonstrates the logical interdependence of properties (in particular the existence of certain Kan fillers in associated cubical sets) and results (Puppe sequences, Vogt's Iemma, Dold's theorem on fibre homotopy equivalences, and homotopy coherence theory).Table of ContentsAbstract Homotopy Theory; Case Studies; Exact Sequences; Elementary Homotopy Coherence; Abstract Simple Homotopy Theory; Additive Simple Homotopy Theories.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd How Surfaces Intersect In Space: An Introduction
Book SynopsisThis marvelous book of pictures illustrates the fundamental concepts of geometric topology in a way that is very friendly to the reader. The first chapter discusses the meaning of surface and space and gives the classification of orientable surfaces. In the second chapter we are introduced to the Möbius band and surfaces that can be constructed from this non-orientable piece of fabric. In chapter 3, we see how curves can fit in surfaces and how surfaces can fit into spaces with these curves on their boundary. Basic applications to knot theory are discussed and four-dimensional space is introduced.In Chapter 4 we learn about some 3-dimensional spaces and surfaces that sit inside them. These surfaces help us imagine the structures of the larger space.Chapter 5 is completely new! It contains recent results of Cromwell, Izumiya and Marar. One of these results is a formula relating the rank of a surface to the number of triple points. The other major result is a collection of examples of surfaces in 3-space that have one triple point and 6 branch points. These are beautiful generalizations of the Steiner Roman surface.Chapter 6 reviews the movie technique for examining surfaces in 4-dimensional space. Various movies of the Klein bottle are presented, and the Carter-Saito movie move theorem is explained. The author shows us how to turn the 2-sphere inside out by means of these movie moves and this illustration alone is well worth the price of the book!In the last chapter higher dimensional spaces are examined from an elementary point of view.This is a guide book to a wide variety of topics. It will be of value to anyone who wants to understand the subject by way of examples. Undergraduates, beginning graduate students, and non-professionals will profit from reading the book and from just looking at the pictures.Table of ContentsClassification of orientable surfaces, and the meaning of space; examples of non-orientable surfaces including models of the projective plane and the Klein bottle; how curves fit on surfaces and gives a general discussion of knotted strings in space; some examples of other 3-dimensional spaces - the 3-dimensional sphere, lens spaces, the quaternionic projective space; movie techniques of studying surfaces in 4-dimensions - how to move among the standard examples of Klein bottles, "movie move" decomposition of turning the 2-sphere inside out; higher dimensional spaces.
£28.50
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd How Surfaces Intersect In Space: An Introduction
Book SynopsisThis marvelous book of pictures illustrates the fundamental concepts of geometric topology in a way that is very friendly to the reader. The first chapter discusses the meaning of surface and space and gives the classification of orientable surfaces. In the second chapter we are introduced to the Möbius band and surfaces that can be constructed from this non-orientable piece of fabric. In chapter 3, we see how curves can fit in surfaces and how surfaces can fit into spaces with these curves on their boundary. Basic applications to knot theory are discussed and four-dimensional space is introduced.In Chapter 4 we learn about some 3-dimensional spaces and surfaces that sit inside them. These surfaces help us imagine the structures of the larger space.Chapter 5 is completely new! It contains recent results of Cromwell, Izumiya and Marar. One of these results is a formula relating the rank of a surface to the number of triple points. The other major result is a collection of examples of surfaces in 3-space that have one triple point and 6 branch points. These are beautiful generalizations of the Steiner Roman surface.Chapter 6 reviews the movie technique for examining surfaces in 4-dimensional space. Various movies of the Klein bottle are presented, and the Carter-Saito movie move theorem is explained. The author shows us how to turn the 2-sphere inside out by means of these movie moves and this illustration alone is well worth the price of the book!In the last chapter higher dimensional spaces are examined from an elementary point of view.This is a guide book to a wide variety of topics. It will be of value to anyone who wants to understand the subject by way of examples. Undergraduates, beginning graduate students, and non-professionals will profit from reading the book and from just looking at the pictures.Table of ContentsClassification of orientable surfaces, and the meaning of space; examples of non-orientable surfaces including models of the projective plane and the Klein bottle; how curves fit on surfaces and gives a general discussion of knotted strings in space; some examples of other 3-dimensional spaces - the 3-dimensional sphere, lens spaces, the quaternionic projective space; movie techniques of studying surfaces in 4-dimensions - how to move among the standard examples of Klein bottles, "movie move" decomposition of turning the 2-sphere inside out; higher dimensional spaces.
£59.85
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Backgrounds Of Arithmetic And Geometry: An
Book SynopsisThe book is an introduction to the foundations of Mathematics. The use of the constructive method in Arithmetic and the axiomatic method in Geometry gives a unitary understanding of the backgrounds of geometry, of its development and of its organic link with the study of real numbers and algebraic structures.Table of ContentsElements of set theory; arithmetics; axiomatic theories; algebraic background of geometry; bases of Euclidean geometry; Birkhoff's axiomatics; geometrical transformations; Erlangen programme; Bachmann's axiomatics.
£79.80
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Renormalization And Geometry In One-dimensional
Book SynopsisAbout one and a half decades ago, Feigenbaum observed that bifurcations, from simple dynamics to complicated ones, in a family of folding mappings like quadratic polynomials follow a universal rule (Coullet and Tresser did some similar observation independently). This observation opened a new way to understanding transition from nonchaotic systems to chaotic or turbulent system in fluid dynamics and many other areas. The renormalization was used to explain this observed universality. This research monograph is intended to bring the reader to the frontier of this active research area which is concerned with renormalization and rigidity in real and complex one-dimensional dynamics. The research work of the author in the past several years will be included in this book. Most recent results and techniques developed by Sullivan and others for an understanding of this universality as well as the most basic and important techniques in the study of real and complex one-dimensional dynamics will also be included here.Table of ContentsDenjoy distortion principle and renormalization; Koebe distortion principle; geometry of one dimensional mappings; renormalization in folding mappings; renormalization in quadratic-like maps; thermodynamical formalism and renormalization operator.
£65.55
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Fundamental Concepts In Modern Analysis
Book SynopsisMany advanced mathematical disciplines, such as dynamical systems, calculus of variations, differential geometry and the theory of Lie groups, have a common foundation in general topology and calculus in normed vector spaces. In this book, mathematically inclined engineering students are offered an opportunity to go into some depth with fundamental notions from mathematical analysis that are not only important from a mathematical point of view but also occur frequently in the more theoretical parts of the engineering sciences. The book should also appeal to university students in mathematics and in the physical sciences.Trade Review"It is written in a dense but very deep and conceptual style. Its evident instructive character is also one of the advantages of this textbook." Mathematics Abstracts, 2001Table of ContentsBasic concepts in topology; differentiation in normed vector spaces; the inverse function theorem; differentiable manifolds; an introduction to singularity theory; an introduction to geometric variational problems.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Scissors Congruences, Group Homology And
Book SynopsisThese lecture notes are based on a series of lectures given at the Nankai Institute of Mathematics in the fall of 1998. They provide an overview of the work of the author and the late Chih-Han Sah on various aspects of Hilbert's Third Problem: Are two Euclidean polyhedra with the same volume “scissors-congruent”, i.e. can they be subdivided into finitely many pairwise congruent pieces? The book starts from the classical solution of this problem by M Dehn. But generalization to higher dimensions and other geometries quickly leads to a great variety of mathematical topics, such as homology of groups, algebraic K-theory, characteristic classes for flat bundles, and invariants for hyperbolic manifolds. Some of the material, particularly in the chapters on projective configurations, is published here for the first time.Table of ContentsIntroduction and history; scissors congruence group and homology; homology of flag complexes; translational scissors congruences; Euclidean scissors congruences; Sydler's theorem and non-commutative differential forms; spherical scissors congruences; hyperbolic scissors congruences; homology of Lie groups made discrete; invariants; simplices in spherical and hyperbolic 3-space; rigidity of Cheeger-Chern-Simons invariants; projective configurations and homology of the projective linear group; homology of indecomposable configurations; the case of PGI(3,F).
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Scissors Congruences, Group Homology And
Book SynopsisThese lecture notes are based on a series of lectures given at the Nankai Institute of Mathematics in the fall of 1998. They provide an overview of the work of the author and the late Chih-Han Sah on various aspects of Hilbert's Third Problem: Are two Euclidean polyhedra with the same volume “scissors-congruent”, i.e. can they be subdivided into finitely many pairwise congruent pieces? The book starts from the classical solution of this problem by M Dehn. But generalization to higher dimensions and other geometries quickly leads to a great variety of mathematical topics, such as homology of groups, algebraic K-theory, characteristic classes for flat bundles, and invariants for hyperbolic manifolds. Some of the material, particularly in the chapters on projective configurations, is published here for the first time.Table of ContentsIntroduction and history; scissors congruence group and homology; homology of flag complexes; translational scissors congruences; Euclidean scissors congruences; Sydler's theorem and non-commutative differential forms; spherical scissors congruences; hyperbolic scissors congruences; homology of Lie groups made discrete; invariants; simplices in spherical and hyperbolic 3-space; rigidity of Cheeger-Chern-Simons invariants; projective configurations and homology of the projective linear group; homology of indecomposable configurations; the case of PGI(3,F).
£40.85
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Lectures On Chern-weil Theory And Witten
Book SynopsisThis invaluable book is based on the notes of a graduate course on differential geometry which the author gave at the Nankai Institute of Mathematics. It consists of two parts: the first part contains an introduction to the geometric theory of characteristic classes due to Shiing-shen Chern and André Weil, as well as a proof of the Gauss-Bonnet-Chern theorem based on the Mathai-Quillen construction of Thom forms; the second part presents analytic proofs of the Poincaré-Hopf index formula, as well as the Morse inequalities based on deformations introduced by Edward Witten.Table of ContentsChern-Weil theory for characteristic classes; Bott and Duistermaat-Heckman formulas; Gauss-Bonnet-Chern theorem; Poincar -Hopf index formula - an analytic proof; morse inequalities - an analytic proof; Thom-Smale and Witten complexes; Atiyah theorem on Kervaire Semi-characteristic.
£21.85
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Symplectic Geometry And Mirror Symmetry -
Book SynopsisIn 1993, M Kontsevich proposed a conceptual framework for explaining the phenomenon of mirror symmetry. Mirror symmetry had been discovered by physicists in string theory as a duality between families of three-dimensional Calabi-Yau manifolds. Kontsevich's proposal uses Fukaya's construction of the A∞-category of Lagrangian submanifolds on the symplectic side and the derived category of coherent sheaves on the complex side. The theory of mirror symmetry was further enhanced by physicists in the language of D-branes and also by Strominger-Yau-Zaslow in the geometric set-up of (special) Lagrangian torus fibrations. It rapidly expanded its scope across from geometry, topology, algebra to physics.In this volume, leading experts in the field explore recent developments in relation to homological mirror symmetry, Floer theory, D-branes and Gromov-Witten invariants. Kontsevich-Soibelman describe their solution to the mirror conjecture on the abelian variety based on the deformation theory of A∞-categories, and Ohta describes recent work on the Lagrangian intersection Floer theory by Fukaya-Oh-Ohta-Ono which takes an important step towards a rigorous construction of the A∞-category. There follow a number of contributions on the homological mirror symmetry, D-branes and the Gromov-Witten invariants, e.g. Getzler shows how the Toda conjecture follows from recent work of Givental, Okounkov and Pandharipande. This volume provides a timely presentation of the important developments of recent years in this rapidly growing field.Table of ContentsEstimated transversality in symplectic geometry and projective maps, D. Auroux; local mirror summetry and five-dimensional gauge theory, T. Eguchi; the Toda conjecture, E. Getzler; examples of special Lagrangian fibrations, M. Gross; linear models of supersymmetric D-branes, K. Hori; the connectedness of the moduli space of maps to homogeneous spaces, B. Kim and R. Pandharipande; homological mirror symmetry and torus fibrations, M. Kontsevich and Y. Soibelman; genus 1-Virasoro conjecture on the small phase space, X. Liu; obstruction to and deformation of Lagrangian intersection Floer cohomology, H. Ohta; topological open p-branes, J-S Park; Lagrangian torus fibration and mirror symmetry of Calabi-Yau manifolds, W-D Ruan; more about vanishing cycles and mutation, P. Seidel; moment maps, monodromy and mirror manifolds, R. Thomas.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Riemannian Geometry In An Orthogonal Frame
Book SynopsisForeword by S S Chern In 1926-27, Cartan gave a series of lectures in which he introduced exterior forms at the very beginning and used extensively orthogonal frames throughout to investigate the geometry of Riemannian manifolds. In this course he solved a series of problems in Euclidean and non-Euclidean spaces, as well as a series of variational problems on geodesics. In 1960, Sergei P Finikov translated from French into Russian his notes of these Cartan's lectures and published them as a book entitled Riemannian Geometry in an Orthogonal Frame. This book has many innovations, such as the notion of intrinsic normal differentiation and the Gaussian torsion of a submanifold in a Euclidean multidimensional space or in a space of constant curvature, an affine connection defined in a normal fiber bundle of a submanifold, etc. It has now been translated into English by Vladislav V Goldberg, currently Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA, who also edited the Russian edition.Table of ContentsMethod of moving frames; integration of systems of Pfaffian differential equations; the fundamental theorem of metric geometry; tensor analysis; locally Euclidean Riemannian manifolds; osculating Euclidean space; Riemannian curvature of a manifold; variational problems for geodesics; geodesic surfaces; lines in a Riemannian manifold; forms of Laguerre and Darboux; and other papers.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Polynomial One-cocycles For Knots And Closed
Book SynopsisTraditionally, knot theory deals with diagrams of knots and the search of invariants of diagrams which are invariant under the well known Reidemeister moves. This book goes one step beyond: it gives a method to construct invariants for one parameter famillies of diagrams and which are invariant under 'higher' Reidemeister moves. Luckily, knots in 3-space, often called classical knots, can be transformed into knots in the solid torus without loss of information. It turns out that knots in the solid torus have a particular rich topological moduli space. It contains many 'canonical' loops to which the invariants for one parameter families can be applied, in order to get a new sort of invariants for classical knots.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Royal Road To Topology, A: Convergence Of Filters
Book SynopsisTopological spaces are a special case of convergence spaces. This textbook introduces topology within a broader context of convergence theory. The title alludes to advantages of the present approach, which is more gratifying than many traditional ones: you travel more comfortably through mathematical landscapes and you see more.The book is addressed both to those who wish to learn topology and to those who, being already knowledgeable about topology, are curious to review it from a different perspective, which goes well beyond the traditional knowledge.Usual topics of classic courses of set-theoretic topology are treated at an early stage of the book — from a viewpoint of convergence of filters, but in a rather elementary way. Later on, most of these facts reappear as simple consequences of more advanced aspects of convergence theory.The mentioned virtues of the approach stem from the fact that the class of convergences is closed under several natural, essential operations, under which the class of topologies is not! Accordingly, convergence theory complements topology like the field of complex numbers algebraically completes the field of real numbers.Convergence theory is intuitive and operational because of appropriate level of its abstraction, general enough to grasp the underlying laws, but not too much in order not to lose intuitive appeal.
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