Author : Michael H. Freedman
Release : 1990
Genre : Mathematics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 009/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Selected Applications of Geometry to Low-Dimensional Topology by : Michael H. Freedman
Download or read book Selected Applications of Geometry to Low-Dimensional Topology written by Michael H. Freedman. This book was released on 1990. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on lectures presented at Pennsylvania State University in February 1987, this work begins with the notions of manifold and smooth structures and the Gauss-Bonnet theorem, and proceeds to the topology and geometry of foliated 3-manifolds. It also explains why four-dimensional space has special attributes.