Foundational essays on topological manifolds, smoothings, and triangulations
Auteur :
Kirby, Robion C. / Siebenmann, Laurence C.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691081915
Date de publication :
21 mai 1977
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
539 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Since Poincare's time, topologists have been most concerned with three species of manifold. The most primitive of these--the TOP manifolds--remained rather mysterious until 1968, when Kirby discovered his now famous torus unfurling device. A period of rapid progress with TOP manifolds ensued, including, in 1969, Siebenmann's refutation of the Haupt