Title: Differential topology of complex surfaces
Subtitle: elliptic surfaces with pg̳=1: smooth classification
First published: 1993
Description: This book provides a comprehensive exposition of M-ideal theory, a branch ofgeometric functional analysis which deals with certain subspaces of Banach spaces arising naturally in many contexts. Starting from the basic definitions the authors discuss a number of examples of M-ideals (e.g. the closed two-sided ideals of C*-algebras) and develop their general theory. Besides, applications to problems from a variety of areas including approximation theory, harmonic analysis, C*-algebra theory and Banach space geometry are presented. The book is mainly intended as a reference volume for researchers working in one of these fields, but it also addresses students at the graduate or postgraduate level. Each of its six chapters is accompanied by a Notes-and-Remarks section which explores further ramifications of the subject and gives detailed references to the literature. An extensive bibliography is included.
Subjects: Elliptic surfaces, Differential topology, Ideals (Algebra), Approximation theory, Banach spaces, Elliptische Fläche, Topologie différentielle, Komplexe algebraische Fläche, Surfaces elliptiques, Differentialtopologie, Differentiaalmeetkunde, Algebraïsche meetkunde, Mathematics, Global analysis (Mathematics)
LC classification: QA3 .L28 no. 1545, QA573 .L28 no. 1545