Author : Kiyoshi Igusa
Release : 2002
Genre : Mathematics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 704/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Higher Franz-Reidemeister Torsion by : Kiyoshi Igusa
Download or read book Higher Franz-Reidemeister Torsion written by Kiyoshi Igusa. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is devoted to the theory of topological higher Franz-Reidemeister torsion in $K$-theory. The author defines the higher Franz-Reidemeister torsion based on Volodin's $K$-theory and Borel's regulator map. He describes its properties and generalizations and studies the relation between the higher Franz-Reidemeister torsion and other torsions used in $K$-theory: Whitehead torsion and Ray-Singer torsion. He also presents methods of computing higher Franz-Reidemeister torsion, illustrates them with numerous examples, and describes various applications of higher Franz-Reidemeister torsion, particularly for the study of homology of mapping class groups. Packed with up-to-date information, the book should provide a useful research and reference tool for specialists working in algebraic topology and $K$-theory.