Invariants of Homology 3-Spheres
Contributors: R.V. Gamkrelidze (Editor); A. Vassiiev (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: October 28, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9783540437963
Subjects: Algebraic topology; Geometry; Mathematical Physics; Algebraic Geometry; Quantum Field Theory; Mathematics; Science/Mathematics; Quantum Theory; General; Geometry - General; Casson invariant; Floer homology; Invariants of knots and 3-- manifolds; Mathematics / Topology; Rokhlin invariant; homology cobordism; Geometry - Algebraic
First sentence: Among closed 3-manifolds, integral homology spheres M are characterized by the property that H1(M, Z) = 0.