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The Topology of 4-Manifolds

The Topology of 4-Manifolds
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Nome campo dettagli
Dewey Class 514.34
Titolo The Topology of 4-Manifolds ([EBook]) / by Robion C. Kirby.
Autore Kirby, Robion C. , 1938-
Other name(s) SpringerLink (Online service)
Pubblicazione Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer , 1989.
Physical Details VIII, 112 pages : online resource.
Serie Lecture Notes in Mathematics 0075-8434 ; ; 1374
ISBN 9783540461715
Summary Note This book presents the classical theorems about simply connected smooth 4-manifolds: intersection forms and homotopy type, oriented and spin bordism, the index theorem, Wall's diffeomorphisms and h-cobordism, and Rohlin's theorem. Most of the proofs are new or are returbishings of post proofs; all are geometric and make us of handlebody theory. There is a new proof of Rohlin's theorem using spin structures. There is an introduction to Casson handles and Freedman's work including a chapter of unpublished proofs on exotic R4's. The reader needs an understanding of smooth manifolds and characteristic classes in low dimensions. The book should be useful to beginning researchers in 4-manifolds.:
Contents note Handlebodies and framed links -- Intersection forms -- Classification theorems -- Spin structures -- T Lie 3 and -- Immersing 4-manifolds in R 6 -- 3-Manifolds; a digression -- Bounding 5-manifolds -- p 1(M) = 3?(M), ? 4 so = Z and ? 4 spin = Z -- Wall's diffeomorphisms and H-cobordism -- Rohlin's theorem -- Casson handles -- Freedman's work -- Exotic R 4's.
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Internet Site http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BFb0089031
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  • Riferimenti soggetto: .
  • Complex manifolds .
  • Manifolds and Cell Complexes (incl. Diff.Topology) .
  • Manifolds (Mathematics) .
  • Mathematics .

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