1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453158003321

Autore

Waldhausen Friedhelm <1938->

Titolo

Spaces of PL manifolds and categories of simple maps [[electronic resource] /] / Friedhelm Waldhausen, Bjørn Jahren and John Rognes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2013

ISBN

1-4008-4652-8

1-299-05144-8

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Collana

Annals of Mathematics Studies ; ; 210

Annals of mathematics studies ; ; no. 186

Altri autori (Persone)

JahrenBjørn <1945->

RognesJohn

Disciplina

514/.22

Soggetti

Piecewise linear topology

Mappings (Mathematics)

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The stable parametrized h-cobordism theorem -- 2. On simple maps -- 3. The non-manifold part -- 4. The manifold part -- Bibliography -- Symbols -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Since its introduction by Friedhelm Waldhausen in the 1970's, the algebraic K-theory of spaces has been recognized as the main tool for studying parametrized phenomena in the theory of manifolds. However, a full proof of the equivalence relating the two areas has not appeared until now. This book presents such a proof, essentially completing Waldhausen's program from more than thirty years ago. The main result is a stable parametrized h-cobordism theorem, derived from a homotopy equivalence between a space of PL h-cobordisms on a space X and the classifying space of a category of simple maps of spaces having X as deformation retract. The smooth and topological results then follow by smoothing and triangulation theory. The proof has two main parts. The essence of the first part is a "desingularization," improving arbitrary finite simplicial sets to polyhedra. The second part compares polyhedra with PL manifolds by a thickening procedure. Many of the techniques and results developed



should be useful in other connections.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910827104403321

Titolo

Resilient coastal city regions : planning for climate change in the United States and Australia / / edited by Edward J. Blakely and Armando Carbonell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, , [2012]

©2012

ISBN

1-55844-275-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Disciplina

577.27/6

Soggetti

Coast changes - Australia

Coast changes - United States

Coastal zone management - Australia

Coastal zone management - United States

Climatic changes - Risk assessment - Australia

Climatic changes - Risk assessment - United States

Flood damage prevention - Australia

Flood damage prevention - United States

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

""CONTENTS""; ""LIST OF FIGURES, TABLES, AND BOXES""; ""Introduction""; ""Resilient Coastal City Regions""; ""Chapter 1""; ""Chapter 2""; ""Chapter 3""; ""Chapter 4""; ""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6""; ""Chapter 7""; ""Chapter 8""; ""Chapter 9""; ""Conclusion""