Novikov Conjectures, Index Theorems, and Rigidity
Subtitle: Oberwolfach 1993 (London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series)
Contributors: Steven C. Ferry (Editor); Andrew Ranicki (Editor); Jonathan M. Rosenberg (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 23, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780521497961
Subjects: Algebraic Topology; Science/Mathematics; Geometry - General; Differential Geometry; Mathematics; Rigidity (Geometry); Novikov conjecture; Index theorems; Mathematics / Applied; Novikov conjecture--Congresses; Geometry - Algebraic; Congresses
First sentence: In 1940 Steenrod defined homology groups for compact metric spaces based on "regular cycles".