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Foundational Essays on Topological Manifolds, Smoothings, and Triangulations - Annals of Mathematics Studies
Robion C. Kirby
Foundational Essays on Topological Manifolds, Smoothings, and Triangulations - Annals of Mathematics Studies
Robion C. Kirby
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
368 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | May 21, 1977 |
ISBN13 | 9780691081915 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 368 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 220 mm · 539 g |
Language | English |