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The Reidemeister torsion of 3-manifolds /
This work discusses the theoretical foundations of torsion, one of the oldest topological variants. It presents the work of Reidmeister, Taubes, Turaev and the author, focusing particularly on diverse examples and techniques rather than abstract generalizations.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin ; New York :
Walter de Gruyter,
2003.
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| Colección: | De Gruyter studies in mathematics ;
30. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- De Gruyter Studies in Mathematics; Introduction; Notations and conventions; Contents; Chapter 1Algebraic preliminaries; Chapter 2The Reidemeister torsion; Chapter 3Turaev's refined torsion; Chapter 4Alternative interpretations of the Reidemeister torsion; Appendix AAlgebra; Appendix BTopology; Bibliography; Index.