The Reidemeister Torsion of 3-Manifolds / / Liviu I. Nicolaescu.
This is a state-of-the-art introduction to the work of Franz Reidemeister, Meng Taubes, Turaev, and the author on the concept of torsion and its generalizations. Torsion is the oldest topological (but not with respect to homotopy) invariant that in its almost eight decades of existence has been at t...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Studies in Mathematics eBook-Package |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2008] ©2003 |
Year of Publication: | 2008 |
Language: | English |
Series: | De Gruyter Studies in Mathematics ,
30 |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Algebraic preliminaries -- Chapter 2. The Reidemeister torsion -- Chapter 3. Turaev’s refined torsion -- Chapter 4. Alternative interpretations of the -- Reidemeister torsion -- Appendix A. Algebra -- Appendix B. Topology -- Backmatter |
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Summary: | This is a state-of-the-art introduction to the work of Franz Reidemeister, Meng Taubes, Turaev, and the author on the concept of torsion and its generalizations. Torsion is the oldest topological (but not with respect to homotopy) invariant that in its almost eight decades of existence has been at the center of many important and surprising discoveries. During the past decade, in the work of Vladimir Turaev, new points of view have emerged, which turned out to be the "right ones" as far as gauge theory is concerned. The book features mostly the new aspects of this venerable concept. The theoretical foundations of this subject are presented in a style accessible to those, who wish to learn and understand the main ideas of the theory. Particular emphasis is upon the many and rather diverse concrete examples and techniques which capture the subleties of the theory better than any abstract general result. Many of these examples and techniques never appeared in print before, and their choice is often justified by ongoing current research on the topology of surface singularities. The text is addressed to mathematicians with geometric interests who want to become comfortable users of this versatile invariant. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110198102 9783110494938 9783110637205 9783110212129 9783110212136 9783110209082 |
ISSN: | 0179-0986 ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110198102 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Liviu I. Nicolaescu. |