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Field name	Details
Dewey Class	514.2
Title	Intuitive Combinatorial Topology ([EBook]) / by V. G. Boltyanskiĭ, V. A. Efremovich.
Author	Boltyanski, Vladimir G.
Added Personal Name	Efremovich, V. A.
Other name(s)	SpringerLink (Online service)
Publication	New York, NY : Springer , 2001.
Physical Details	XII, 142 pages : online resource.
Series	Universitext 0172-5939
ISBN	9781475756043
Summary Note	Topology is a relatively young and very important branch of mathematics. It studies properties of objects that are preserved by deformations, twistings, and stretchings, but not tearing. This book deals with the topology of curves and surfaces as well as with the fundamental concepts of homotopy and homology, and does this in a lively and well-motivated way. There is hardly an area of mathematics that does not make use of topological results and concepts. The importance of topological methods for different areas of physics is also beyond doubt. They are used in field theory and general relativity, in the physics of low temperatures, and in modern quantum theory. The book is well suited not only as preparation for students who plan to take a course in algebraic topology but also for advanced undergraduates or beginning graduates interested in finding out what topology is all about. The book has more than 200 problems, many examples, and over 200 illustrations.:
Contents note	1 Topology of Curves -- 2 Topology of Surfaces -- 3 Homotopy and Homology -- Appendix A: Topological Objects in Nematic Liquid Crystals -- A.1. Nematics -- A.2. Disclination in the Nematic -- A.3. Disclination and Topology -- A.4. Singular Points -- A.5. What Else Is There?.
System details note	Online access to this digital book is restricted to subscription institutions through IP address (only for SISSA internal users)
Internet Site	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-5604-3
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Algebraic Geometry . Algebraic Topology . Fluid- and Aerodynamics . Fluids . Mathematics . Authors: author . Boltyanski, Vladimir G. . Boltyanski, Vladimir G. . Efremovich, V. A. . Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service) . Series: Universitext . Classification: 514.2 .

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