4-Manifolds and Kirby Calculus PDF book is popular Mathematics book written by Robert E. Gompf. The book was released by American Mathematical Soc. on 1999 with total hardcover pages 576. Fast download link is given in this page, you could read 4-Manifolds and Kirby Calculus by Robert E. Gompf in PDF, epub and kindle directly from your devices.
Presents an exposition of Kirby calculus, or handle body theory on 4-manifolds. This book includes such topics as branched coverings and the geography of comple
Since the early 1980s, there has been an explosive growth in 4-manifold theory, particularly due to the influx of interest and ideas from gauge theory and algeb
Since the early 1980s, there has been an explosive growth in 4-manifold theory, particularly due to the influx of interest and ideas from gauge theory and algeb
The past two decades have brought explosive growth in 4-manifold theory. Many books are currently appearing that approach the topic from viewpoints such as gaug
This book presents the classical theorems about simply connected smooth 4-manifolds: intersection forms and homotopy type, oriented and spin bordism, the index
