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Morse Theory: Smooth and Discrete serves as an introduction to classical smooth Morse theory and to Forman's discrete Morse theory, highlighting the parallels between the two subjects. This is the first time both smooth and discrete Morse theory have been treated in a single volume. This makes the book a valuable resource for students and professionals working in topology and discrete mathematics. With a strong focus on examples, the text is suitable for advanced undergraduates or beginning graduate students.

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Smooth Morse Theory: First Steps (Surfaces, Critical Points); Fundamental Results (Morse Lemma, Existence, Gradient-Like Vector Fields); Topological Consequences (Homotopy Type, Morse Inequalities); Discrete Morse Theory: First Steps (Definitions and Examples); Fundamental Results (Existence, Gradients); Topological Consequences (Homotopy Type, Collapses); Algorithms (Constructing Discrete Morse Functions); Appendices: Smooth Manifolds; Simplicial Complexes;

Morse Theory: Smooth And Discrete

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      Publisher World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
      Published 24 July 2015
      ISBN-13 9789814630962
      978-9814630962
      ISBN-10 9814630969
      Also in:
      Algebraic topology Geometry

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Morse Theory: Smooth and Discrete serves as an introduction to classical smooth Morse theory and to Forman's discrete Morse theory, highlighting the parallels between the two subjects. This is the first time both smooth and discrete Morse theory have been treated in a single volume. This makes the book a valuable resource for students and professionals working in topology and discrete mathematics. With a strong focus on examples, the text is suitable for advanced undergraduates or beginning graduate students.

      Table of Contents

      Smooth Morse Theory: First Steps (Surfaces, Critical Points); Fundamental Results (Morse Lemma, Existence, Gradient-Like Vector Fields); Topological Consequences (Homotopy Type, Morse Inequalities); Discrete Morse Theory: First Steps (Definitions and Examples); Fundamental Results (Existence, Gradients); Topological Consequences (Homotopy Type, Collapses); Algorithms (Constructing Discrete Morse Functions); Appendices: Smooth Manifolds; Simplicial Complexes;

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