Invitations to Geometry and Topology: 7 (Oxford Graduate Texts in Mathematics) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198507720 ISBN 13: 9780198507727

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2002

Synopsis

This volume presents an array of topics that introduce the reader to key ideas in active areas in geometry and topology. The material is presented in a way that both graduate students and researchers should find accessible and enticing.

The topics covered range from Morse theory and complex geometry theory to geometric group theory, and are accompanied by exercises that are designed to deepen the reader's understanding and to guide them in exciting directions for future investigation.

The editors, M.R. Bridson and S.M. Salamon, have each written an article and are accompanied by A.J. Berrick; M.C. Crabb and A.J.B Potter; M. Eastwood and J. Sawon; M.A. Guest; N.J. Hitchin and J.Seade.

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Review

The book contains rich and interesting material covering a broad part of geometry and topology which is explained in an accessible way. It is without any doubt an excellent book for graduate students as well as for mathematicians from other fields interested in these topics. (EMS)

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198507720
• ISBN 13: 9780198507727
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 338
• Editor: Bridson Martin R., Salamon Simon M.