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

• Autore: Nicolaescu Liviu I
• Pubblicazione: Berlin ; ; New York, : Walter de Gruyter, 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (263 p.)
• Disciplina: 514/.3
• Soggetto topico: Three-manifolds (Topology); Reidemeister torsion
• Classificazione: SK 350
• 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: Reidemeister torsion of three-manifolds
• Titolo autorizzato: Reidemeister torsion of 3-manifolds
• ISBN: 1-282-19435-6; 9786612194351; 3-11-916192-6; 3-11-019810-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811833503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Gruyter studies in mathematics ; ; 30.