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OverviewGeometric Topology can be defined to be the investigation of global properties of a further structure (e.g. differentiable, Riemannian, complex,algebraic etc.) one can impose on a topological manifold. At the C.I.M.E. session in Montecatini, in 1990, three courses of lectures were given onrecent developments in this subject which is nowadays emerging as one of themost fascinating and promising fields of contemporary mathematics. The notesof these courses are collected in this volume and can be described as: 1) the geometry and the rigidity of discrete subgroups in Lie groups especially in the case of lattices in semi-simple groups; 2) the study of the critical points of the distance function and its appication to the understanding of the topology of Riemannian manifolds; 3) the theory of moduli space of instantons as a tool for studying the geometry of low-dimensional manifolds. CONTENTS: J. Cheeger: Critical Points of Distance Functions and Applications to Geometry.- M. Gromov, P. Pansu, Rigidity of Lattices: An Introduction.- Chr. Okonek: Instanton Invariants and Algebraic Surfaces. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jeff Cheeger , Paolo DeBartolomeis , Mikhail Gromov , Franco TricerriPublisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K Edition: 1991 ed. Volume: 1504 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.660kg ISBN: 9783540550174ISBN 10: 3540550178 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 13 December 1991 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsCritical points of distance functions and applications to geometry.- Rigidity of lattices: An introduction.- Instanton invariants and algebraic surfaces.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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