1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910154753803321

Autore

Kirby Robion C.

Titolo

Foundational Essays on Topological Manifolds, Smoothings, and Triangulations. (AM-88), Volume 88 / / Laurence C. Siebenmann, Robion C. Kirby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2016]

©1977

ISBN

9781400881505

1400881501

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (373 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Annals of Mathematics Studies ; ; 232

Classificazione

SI 830

Disciplina

514/.7

Soggetti

Manifolds (Mathematics)

Piecewise linear topology

Triangulating manifolds

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Table of contents -- Guide -- Essay I. Deformation of smooth and piecewise linear manifold structures / Kirby, R. / Siebenmann, L. -- Essay II. Deformation of sliced families of manifold structures / Siebenmann, L. -- Essay III. Some basic theorems about topological manifolds / Siebenmann, L. / Kirby, R. -- Essay IV. Stable classification of smooth and piecewise linear manifold structures / Siebenmann, L. -- Essay V. Classification of sliced families of manifold structures / Siebenmann, L. -- Annex A. Stable homeomorphisms and the annulus conjecture / Kirby, Robion C. -- Annex B. On The Triangulation of Manifolds and the Hauptvermutung / Kirby, R. C. / Siebenmann, L. C. -- Annex C. Topological Manifolds / Siebenmann, L. C. -- Note on Involutions / Atiyah, M. F. -- Combined Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter

Sommario/riassunto

Since Poincaré'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



Hauptvermutung and the Triangulation Conjecture. Here is the first connected account of Kirby's and Siebenmann's basic research in this area.The five sections of this book are introduced by three articles by the authors that initially appeared between 1968 and 1970. Appendices provide a full discussion of the classification of homotopy tori, including Casson's unpublished work and a consideration of periodicity in topological surgery.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910161649503321

Autore

Danilo Garcia

Titolo

Character, Responsibility, and Well-Being: Influences on Mental Health and Constructive Behavior Patterns

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frontiers Media SA, 2016

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (138 p.)

Collana

Frontiers Research Topics

Soggetti

Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Character can be defined as self-aware knowledge that helps the individual to set goals, values and ethical principles (Cloninger, 2004). This meta-cognitive dimension of human personality involves 'Theory of Mind', and is positively related to measures of well-being, mental health, and constructive behavior patterns. Research from at least three different fields, cultural (Shweder, Much, Mahapatra & Park, 1997), personality (Cloninger, 2004), and social psychology (Abele & Wojcizke, 2007) suggest that character can be organized along three broad principles: agency, which is related to the autonomy and the fulfillment and enhancement of the self; communion, which is related to engagement in the protection and relations to others such as families, companies or nations; and spirituality, which is related to the human ability to transcend the self and find and interconnection with all life and appreciation of the whole world around us (Haidt, 2006; Cloninger,



2013). Using the Temperament and Character Inventory (Cloninger, Svrakic & Przybeck, 1993) researchers have found that agentic (i.e., Self-directedness) and communal (i.e., Cooperativeness) values are associated to high levels of happiness, psychological well-being, and less violent behavior. Moreover, low Self-directedness and Cooperativeness is recurrent among individuals with all types of mental health problems, such as, depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorder, autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and et cetera. Spirituality, in coherence with agency and communion, guides the individual to seek self-realization in harmony with others and nature in the changing world (Cloninger, 2013). Seeing character as self-awareness of the self in three dimensions has also been associated to human responsibility and empowerment. This Research Topic will focus on all article types that put forward findings regarding: •Character as a protective factor against mental illness •Character's association to conduct disorders and violent behavior •Character as a promoter of happiness, life satisfaction, and well-being •The etiology of character •Longitudinal studies on character •Agency, communion, and spirituality as broad dimensions for the conceptualization of positive measures of mental health •Innovative methods to measure or conceptualize character •Non-linear effects of character on mental health •Character as a measure/conceptualization of responsibility •Character in school and work place settings •Character in relation to empowerment.