The Heart of Cohomology
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: November 14, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 195
ISBN-13: 9781402050350
Subjects: Algebraic topology; Science/Mathematics; Mathematics; Algebra - General; Geometry - Algebraic; Mathematics / Algebra / General; Cohomology operations; Homology theory
Description: If you have not heard about cohomology, this book may be suited for you. Fundamental notions in cohomology for examples, functors, representable functors, Yoneda embedding, derived functors, spectral sequences, derived categories are explained in elementary fashion. Applications to sheaf cohomology are given. Also cohomological aspects of D-modules and of the computation of zeta functions of the Weierstrass family are provided.