1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451757903321

Autore

Nicolaescu Liviu I

Titolo

The Reidemeister torsion of 3-manifolds [[electronic resource] /] / Liviu I. Nicolaescu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : Walter de Gruyter, 2003

ISBN

1-282-19435-6

9786612194351

3-11-916192-6

3-11-019810-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Collana

De Gruyter studies in mathematics ; ; 30

Classificazione

SK 350

Disciplina

514/.3

Soggetti

Three-manifolds (Topology)

Reidemeister torsion

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-244) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Algebraic preliminaries -- Chapter 2. The Reidemeister torsion -- Chapter 3. Turaev's refined torsion -- Chapter 4. Alternative interpretations of the Reidemeister torsion -- Appendix A. Algebra -- Appendix B. Topology -- Back matter

Sommario/riassunto

This is a state-of-the-art introduction to the work of Franz Reidemeister, Meng Taubes, Turaev, and the author on the concept of torsion and its generalizations. Torsion is the oldest topological (but not with respect to homotopy) invariant that in its almost eight decades of existence has been at the center of many important and surprising discoveries. During the past decade, in the work of Vladimir Turaev, new points of view have emerged, which turned out to be the ""right ones"" as far as gauge theory is concerned. The book features mostly the new aspects of this venerable concept.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779376803321

Autore

Rindler Schjerve Rosita

Titolo

European Multilingualism : Current Perspectives and Challenges / / Rosita Rindler Schjerve, Eva Vetter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Blue Ridge Summit, PA : , : Multilingual Matters, , [2012]

©2012

ISBN

1-282-13433-7

9786613806918

1-84769-736-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

Multilingual Matters

Disciplina

306.44/6094

306.446094

404.2094

Soggetti

Multilingualism - Europe

Linguistic minorities - Europe

Language policy - Europe

Second language acquisition - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. European Multilingualism: Political Scope -- 2. European Multilingualism as a Field of Research -- 3. The LINEE Project -- 4. European Multilingualism Beyond LINEE -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a broad sociolinguistic perspective on major questions of political and cultural Europeanization. It is concerned with European multilingualism as it actually results from the intersecting endeavour of policy making and scientific research. This volume argues that the EU must overcome the major discrepancies of its linguistic diversity politics by developing into a multiple inclusive society beyond the nation-state in order to seriously unfold European multilingualism as a political goal. Expanding on the theoretical and methodological approaches developed within the EU project LINEE (Languages in a Network of European Excellence), this book further focuses on the



LINEE key variables of European multilingualism i.e. 'culture', 'discourse', 'identity', 'ideology', 'knowledge', 'LPP', 'multi-competence', and 'power & conflict'. Against this background, this study argues for reconceptualising European multilingualism on the basis of an integrative and multi-focal approach.