Orbifolds and stringy topology
Auteur :
Adem, Alejandro / Leida, Johann / Ruan, Yongbin
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521870047
Date de publication :
31 mai 2007
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
410 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
An introduction to the theory of orbifolds from a modern perspective, combining techniques from geometry, algebraic topology and algebraic geometry. The heart of the book is a detailed description of the Chen-Ruan cohomology, which introduces a product for orbifolds and has had significant impact.