{"product_id":"an-extension-of-cassons-invariant-9780691025322","title":"An Extension of Cassons Invariant","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescribes an invariant, l, of oriented rational homology 3-spheres which is a generalization of work of Andrew Casson in the integer homology sphere case.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[This is] a monograph describing Walker's extension of Casson's invariant to Q HS ... This is a fascinating subject and Walker's book is informative and well written ... it makes a rather pleasant introduction to a very active area in geometric topology.\"--Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*0. Introduction, pg. 1*1. Topology of Representation Spaces, pg. 6*2. Definition of lambda, pg. 27*3. Various Properties of lambda, pg. 41*4. The Dehn Surgery Formula, pg. 81*5. Combinatorial Definition of lambda, pg. 95*6. Consequences of the Dehn Surgery Formula, pg. 108*A. Dedekind Sums, pg. 113*B. Alexander Polynomials, pg. 122*Bibliography, pg. 129","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49922419327319,"sku":"9780691025322","price":55.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691025322.jpg?v=1738537829","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-extension-of-cassons-invariant-9780691025322","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}