Geometric Topology: Recent Developments: Lectures Given on the 1st Session of the Centro Internazionale Matematico Estivo (C.I.M.E.) Held at Monteca-

ISBN-13: 9783540550174 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 200 str.

Jeff Cheeger; Mikhail Gromov; Christian Okonek

Opis

Geometric Topology can be defined to be the investigation of global properties of a further structure (differentiable, Riemannian, complex and algebraic) one can impose on a topological manifold. This book studies the critical points of the distance function and its application to the understanding of the topology of Riemannian manifolds.

Spis treści

Critical points of distance functions and applications to geometry.- Rigidity of lattices: An introduction.- Instanton invariants and algebraic surfaces.