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A text aimed at both geometers needing the tools of rational homotopy theory to understand and discover new results concerning various geometric subjects, and topologists who require greater breadth of knowledge about geometric applications of the algebra of homotopy theory.Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199206511
ISBN-139780199206513
eBay Product ID (ePID)64179451
Product Key Features
Number of Pages484 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAlgebraic Models in Geometry
Publication Year2008
SubjectGeneral, Topology, Geometry / Algebraic
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMathematics
AuthorYves Félix, Daniel Tanré, John Oprea
SeriesOxford Graduate Texts in Mathematics Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight30.3 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"An invaluable addition to the literature, surveying decades of vital research and taking the reader to the frontiers with countless open questions and paths into unexplored terrain."-- Mathematical Reviews, "An invaluable addition to the literature, surveying decades of vital research and taking the reader to the frontiers with countless open questions and paths into unexplored terrain."--Mathematical Reviews
Series Volume Number17
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal514.24
Lc Classification NumberQa612.7
Table of Content1. Lie Groups and Homogeneous Spaces2. Minimal Models3. Manifolds4. Complex and Symplectic Manifolds5. Geodesics6. Curvature7. G-Spaces8. Blow-ups and Intersection Products9. A Florilège of Geometric ApplicationsAppendicesA. De Rham FormsB. Spectral SequencesC. Basic Homotopy Recollections