Lectures On The Geometry Of Manifolds (2Nd Edition)

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Lectures On The Geometry Of Manifolds (2Nd Edition)

The goal of this book is to introduce the reader to some of the most frequently used techniques in modern global geometry. Suited to the beginning graduate student willing to specialize in this very challenging field, the necessary prerequisite is a good knowledge of several variables calculus, linear algebra and point-set topology. The book's guiding philosophy is, in the words of Newton, that â€œin learning the sciences examples are of more use than preceptsâ€. We support all the new concepts by examples and, whenever possible, we tried to present several facets of the same issue. While we present most of the local aspects of classical differential geometry, the book has a â€œglobal and analytical biasâ€. We develop many algebraic-topological techniques in the special context of smooth manifolds such as PoincarÃ© duality, Thom isomorphism, intersection theory, characteristic classes and the Gaussâ€“Bonnet theorem. We devoted quite a substantial part of the book to describing the analytic techniques which have played an increasingly important role during the past decades. Thus, the last part of the book discusses elliptic equations, including elliptic Lpand HÃ¶lder estimates, Fredholm theory, spectral theory, Hodge theory, and applications of these. The last chapter is an in-depth investigation of a very special, but fundamental class of elliptic operators, namely, the Dirac type operators. The second edition has many new examples and exercises, and an entirely new chapter on classical integral geometry where we describe some mathematical gems which, undeservedly, seem to have disappeared from the contemporary mathematical limelight.
Country USA
Brand World Scientific Publishing Company
Manufacturer Wspc
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
ReleaseDate 2007-09-27
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9789812778628

Country	USA
Brand	World Scientific Publishing Company
Manufacturer	Wspc
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
ReleaseDate	2007-09-27
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9789812778628

Lectures On The Geometry Of Manifolds (2Nd Edition)

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