Introductory lectures on manifold topology : signposts / Thomas Farrell, Yang Su.

Author/creator Farrell, F. Thomas, 1941- author.
Other author Su, Yang, author.
Format Book
PublicationSomerville, Massachusetts : International Press ; Beijing, China : Higher Education Press, [2014]
Copyright Date©2014
Descriptionii, 128 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Subjects

SeriesSurveys of modern mathematics ; volume VII
Surveys of modern mathematics ; volume 7. ^A1257461
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. The h-cobordism theorem -- 3. The s-cobordism theorem -- 4. Some classical results -- 5. Exotic spheres and surgery -- 6. Hauptvermutung.
Summary Since the 1950s, many new ideas and tools from algebra, and algebraic and geometric topology, have been applied to study the structure of high-dimensional differential and topological manifolds, and so today it can be difficult for beginners to delve through the literature. This volume is a helpful guide to the basic concepts and results of topology of manifolds -- including the h- and s-cobordism theorems, topological invariance of rational Pontryagin classes, surgery theory, and algebraic K-theory
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9781571462879 (pbk.)
ISBN1571462872 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks QA612 .F37 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold