Differential Topology

2. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-3-319-19044-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 349 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 6682 g

This book presents a systematic and comprehensive account of the theory of differentiable manifolds and provides the necessary background for the use of fundamental differential topology tools. The text includes, in particular, the earlier works of Stephen Smale, for which he was awarded the Fields Medal. Explicitly, the topics covered are Thom transversality, Morse theory, theory of handle presentation, h-cobordism theorem and the generalised Poincaré conjecture. The material is the outcome of lectures and seminars on various aspects of differentiable manifolds and differential topology given over the years at the Indian Statistical Institute in Calcutta, and at other universities throughout India.

The book will appeal to graduate students and researchers interested in these topics. An elementary knowledge of linear algebra, general topology, multivariate calculus, analysis and algebraic topology is recommended.

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mukherjee, Amiya

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Topologie Algebraische Topologie
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Geometrie Differentialgeometrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.- 1.Basic Concepts of Manifolds.- 2.Approximation Theorems and Whitney s Embedding.- 3.Linear Structures on Manifolds.- 4.Riemannian Manifolds.- 5.Vector Bundles on Manifolds.- 6.Transversality.- 7.Tubular Neighbourhoods.- 8.Spaces of Smooth Maps.- 9.Morse Theory.- 10.Theory of Handle Presentations.- Bibliography.- Index.