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Geometric Topology

e-books in Geometric Topology category

Book cover: The Geometry and Topology of Braid GroupsThe Geometry and Topology of Braid Groups
by - University of Michigan ,
Contents: Five definitions of the braid group; The topology of Fn(C); The integral cohomology of the pure braid group; Generalizations of PBn and their cohomology; Transfer and twisted coefficients; Stability in the cohomology of braid groups; etc.
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Book cover: Knot DiagrammaticsKnot Diagrammatics
by - arXiv ,
This paper is a survey of knot theory and invariants of knots and links from the point of view of categories of diagrams. The topics range from foundations of knot theory to virtual knot theory and topological quantum field theory.
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Book cover: Unsolved Problems in Virtual Knot Theory and Combinatorial Knot TheoryUnsolved Problems in Virtual Knot Theory and Combinatorial Knot Theory
by - arXiv ,
The purpose of this paper is to give an introduction to virtual knot theory and to record a collection of research problems that the authors have found fascinating. The paper introduces the theory and discusses some problems in that context.
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Book cover: An Introduction to High Dimensional KnotsAn Introduction to High Dimensional Knots
by - arXiv ,
This is an introductory article on high dimensional knots for the beginners. Is there a nontrivial high dimensional knot? We first answer this question. We explain local moves on high dimensional knots and the projections of high dimensional knots.
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Book cover: Knot Invariants and Higher Representation TheoryKnot Invariants and Higher Representation Theory
by - arXiv ,
We construct knot invariants categorifying the quantum knot variants for all representations of quantum groups. We show that these invariants coincide with previous invariants defined by Khovanov for sl_2 and sl_3 and by Mazorchuk-Stroppel...
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Book cover: Surgical Methods in RigiditySurgical Methods in Rigidity
by - Springer ,
This book is an introduction to the topological rigidity theorem for compact non-positively curved Riemannian manifolds. It contains a quick informal account of the background material from surgery theory and controlled topology prerequesite.
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Book cover: Lectures on Polyhedral TopologyLectures on Polyhedral Topology
by - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ,
These notes contain: The elementary theory of finite polyhedra in real vector spaces; A theory of 'general position' (approximation of maps), based on 'non-degeneracy'. A theory of 'regular neighbourhoods' in arbitrary polyhedra; etc.
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Book cover: Ends of ComplexesEnds of Complexes
by - Cambridge University Press ,
The book gathers together the main strands of the theory of ends of manifolds from the last thirty years and presents a unified and coherent treatment of them. It also contains authoritative expositions of mapping tori and telescopes.
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Book cover: Geometric Topology: Localization, Periodicity and Galois SymmetryGeometric Topology: Localization, Periodicity and Galois Symmetry
by - Springer ,
In 1970, Sullivan circulated this set of notes introducing localization and completion of topological spaces to homotopy theory, and other important concepts. The notes remain worth reading for the fresh picture they provide for geometric topology.
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Book cover: Exotic Homology ManifoldsExotic Homology Manifolds
by ,
Homology manifolds were developed in the 20th century to give a precise setting for Poincare's ideas on duality. They are investigated using algebraic and geometric methods. This volume is the proceedings of a workshop held in 2003.
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Book cover: Lower K- and L-theoryLower K- and L-theory
by - Cambridge University Press ,
This is the first treatment of the applications of the lower K- and L-groups to the topology of manifolds such as Euclidean spaces, via Whitehead torsion and the Wall finiteness and surgery obstructions. Only elementary constructions are used.
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Book cover: Surgery on Compact ManifoldsSurgery on Compact Manifolds
by - American Mathematical Society ,
This book represents an attempt to collect and systematize the methods and main applications of the method of surgery, insofar as compact (but not necessarily connected, simply connected or closed) manifolds are involved.
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Book cover: Algebraic and Geometric SurgeryAlgebraic and Geometric Surgery
by - Oxford University Press ,
Surgery theory is the standard method for the classification of high-dimensional manifolds, where high means 5 or more. This book aims to be an entry point to surgery theory for a reader who already has some background in topology.
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Book cover: Algebraic L-theory and Topological ManifoldsAlgebraic L-theory and Topological Manifolds
by - Cambridge University Press ,
Assuming no previous acquaintance with surgery theory and justifying all the algebraic concepts used by their relevance to topology, Dr Ranicki explains the applications of quadratic forms to the classification of topological manifolds.
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Book cover: Diffeomorphisms of Elliptic 3-ManifoldsDiffeomorphisms of Elliptic 3-Manifolds
by - arXiv ,
The elliptic 3-manifolds are the closed 3-manifolds that admit a Riemannian metric of constant positive curvature. For any elliptic 3-manifold M, the inclusion from the isometry group of M to the diffeomorphism group of M is a homotopy equivalence.
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Book cover: Notes on String TopologyNotes on String Topology
by - arXiv ,
This paper is an exposition of the new subject of String Topology. We present an introduction to this exciting new area, as well as a survey of some of the latest developments, and our views about future directions of research.
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Book cover: Four-manifolds, Geometries and KnotsFour-manifolds, Geometries and Knots
by - arXiv ,
The goal of the book is to characterize algebraically the closed 4-manifolds that fibre nontrivially or admit geometries in the sense of Thurston, or which are obtained by surgery on 2-knots, and to provide a reference for the topology of such knots.
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Book cover: A Primer on Mapping Class GroupsA Primer on Mapping Class Groups
by - Princeton University Press ,
Our goal in this book is to explain as many important theorems, examples, and techniques as possible, as quickly and directly as possible, while at the same time giving (nearly) full details and keeping the text (nearly) selfcontained.
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Book cover: Combinatorial Knot TheoryCombinatorial Knot Theory
by - University of Illinois at Chicago ,
This book is an introduction to knot theory and to Witten's approach to knot theory via his functional integral. Contents: Topics in combinatorial knot theory; State Models and State Summations; Vassiliev Invariants and Witten's Functional Integral.
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Book cover: Lectures on the Geometry of ManifoldsLectures on the Geometry of Manifolds
by - World Scientific Publishing Company ,
An introduction to the most frequently used techniques in modern global geometry. Suited to the beginning graduate student, the necessary prerequisite is a good knowledge of several variables calculus, linear algebra and point-set topology.
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Book cover: An Introduction to Algebraic SurgeryAn Introduction to Algebraic Surgery
by - arXiv ,
Browder-Novikov-Sullivan-Wall surgery theory investigates the homotopy types of manifolds, using a combination of algebra and topology. It is the aim of these notes to provide an introduction to the more algebraic aspects of the theory.
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Book cover: Foliations and the Geometry of 3-manifoldsFoliations and the Geometry of 3-manifolds
by - Oxford University Press ,
The book gives an exposition of the 'pseudo-Anosov' theory of foliations of 3-manifolds. This theory generalizes Thurston's theory of surface automorphisms, and reveals an intimate connection between dynamics, geometry and topology in 3 dimensions.
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Book cover: A Geometric Approach to Differential FormsA Geometric Approach to Differential Forms
by - arXiv ,
This is a textbook on differential forms. The primary target audience is sophomore level undergraduates enrolled in a course in vector calculus. Later chapters will be of interest to advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students.
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Book cover: E 'Infinite' Ring Spaces and E 'Infinite' Ring SpectraE 'Infinite' Ring Spaces and E 'Infinite' Ring Spectra
by - Springer ,
The theme of this book is infinite loop space theory and its multiplicative elaboration. The main goal is a complete analysis of the relationship between the classifying spaces of geometric topology and the infinite loop spaces of algebraic K-theory.
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Book cover: CDBooK: Introduction to Vassiliev Knot invariantsCDBooK: Introduction to Vassiliev Knot invariants
by - Ohio State Universit ,
An introduction to the theory of finite type (Vassiliev) knot invariants, with a stress on its combinatorial aspects. Written for readers with no background in this area, and we care more about the basic notions than about more advanced material.
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Book cover: Algebraic and Geometric TopologyAlgebraic and Geometric Topology
by - Springer ,
The book present original research on a wide range of topics in modern topology: the algebraic K-theory of spaces, the algebraic obstructions to surgery and finiteness, geometric and chain complexes, characteristic classes, and transformation groups.
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Book cover: Math That Makes You Go WowMath That Makes You Go Wow
by - Ohio State University ,
This is an innovative project by a group of Yale undergraduates: A Multi-Disciplinary Exploration of Non-Orientable Surfaces. The course is designed to be included as a short segment in a late middle school or early high school math course.
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Book cover: High-dimensional Knot TheoryHigh-dimensional Knot Theory
by - Springer ,
This book is an introduction to high-dimensional knot theory. It uses surgery theory to provide a systematic exposition, and it serves as an introduction to algebraic surgery theory, using high-dimensional knots as the geometric motivation.
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Book cover: Geometry of SurfacesGeometry of Surfaces
by ,
Geometry of Surfaces by Nigel Hitchin is a textbook on surfaces. However the author is also going to try and consider surfaces intrinsically, or abstractly, and not necessarily embedded in three-dimensional Euclidean space.
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Book cover: The Geometry and Topology of Three-ManifoldsThe Geometry and Topology of Three-Manifolds
by - Mathematical Sciences Research Institute ,
The text describes the connection between geometry and lowdimensional topology, it is useful to graduate students and mathematicians working in related fields, particularly 3-manifolds and Kleinian groups. Much of the material or technique is new.
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Book cover: Notes on Basic 3-Manifold TopologyNotes on Basic 3-Manifold Topology
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These pages are really just an early draft of the initial chapters of a real book on 3-manifolds. The text does contain a few things that aren't readily available elsewhere, like the Jaco-Shalen/Johannson torus decomposition theorem.
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