Homotopy Invariant Algebraic Structures

Homotopy Invariant Algebraic Structures
Author :
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages : 392
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780821810576
ISBN-13 : 082181057X
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Homotopy Invariant Algebraic Structures by : Jean-Pierre Meyer

This volume presents the proceedings of the conference held in honor of J. Michael Boardman's 60th birthday. It brings into print his classic work on conditionally convergent spectral sequences. Over the past 30 years, it has become evident that some of the deepest questions in algebra are best understood against the background of homotopy theory. Boardman and Vogt's theory of homotopy-theoretic algebraic structures and the theory of spectra, for example, were two benchmark breakthroughs underlying the development of algebraic $K$-theory and the recent advances in the theory of motives. The volume begins with short notes by Mac Lane, May, Stasheff, and others on the early and recent history of the subject. But the bulk of the volume consists of research papers on topics that have been strongly influenced by Boardman's work. Articles give readers a vivid sense of the current state of the theory of "homotopy-invariant algebraic structures". Also included are two major foundational papers by Goerss and Strickland on applications of methods of algebra (i.e., Dieudonné modules and formal schemes) to problems of topology. Boardman is known for the depth and wit of his ideas. This volume is intended to reflect and to celebrate those fine characteristics.

Infinite Loop Spaces

Infinite Loop Spaces
Author :
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 232
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0691082065
ISBN-13 : 9780691082066
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Infinite Loop Spaces by : John Frank Adams

The theory of infinite loop spaces has been the center of much recent activity in algebraic topology. Frank Adams surveys this extensive work for researchers and students. Among the major topics covered are generalized cohomology theories and spectra; infinite-loop space machines in the sense of Boadman-Vogt, May, and Segal; localization and group completion; the transfer; the Adams conjecture and several proofs of it; and the recent theories of Adams and Priddy and of Madsen, Snaith, and Tornehave.

Foundational Essays on Topological Manifolds, Smoothings, and Triangulations. (AM-88), Volume 88

Foundational Essays on Topological Manifolds, Smoothings, and Triangulations. (AM-88), Volume 88
Author :
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 368
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781400881505
ISBN-13 : 1400881501
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Foundational Essays on Topological Manifolds, Smoothings, and Triangulations. (AM-88), Volume 88 by : Robion C. Kirby

Since Poincaré's time, topologists have been most concerned with three species of manifold. The most primitive of these--the TOP manifolds--remained rather mysterious until 1968, when Kirby discovered his now famous torus unfurling device. A period of rapid progress with TOP manifolds ensued, including, in 1969, Siebenmann's refutation of the Hauptvermutung and the Triangulation Conjecture. Here is the first connected account of Kirby's and Siebenmann's basic research in this area. The five sections of this book are introduced by three articles by the authors that initially appeared between 1968 and 1970. Appendices provide a full discussion of the classification of homotopy tori, including Casson's unpublished work and a consideration of periodicity in topological surgery.

Operads: Proceedings of Renaissance Conferences

Operads: Proceedings of Renaissance Conferences
Author :
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages : 458
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780821805138
ISBN-13 : 0821805134
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Operads: Proceedings of Renaissance Conferences by : Jean-Louis Loday

An Alpine Bouquet of Algebraic Topology

An Alpine Bouquet of Algebraic Topology
Author :
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages : 322
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781470429119
ISBN-13 : 147042911X
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis An Alpine Bouquet of Algebraic Topology by : Jérôme Scherer

This volume contains the proceedings of the Alpine Algebraic and Applied Topology Conference, held from August 15–21, 2016, in Saas-Almagell, Switzerland. The papers cover a broad range of topics in modern algebraic topology, including the theory of highly structured ring spectra, infinity-categories and Segal spaces, equivariant homotopy theory, algebraic -theory and topological cyclic, periodic, or Hochschild homology, intersection cohomology, and symplectic topology.

Symplectic, Poisson, and Noncommutative Geometry

Symplectic, Poisson, and Noncommutative Geometry
Author :
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 303
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781107056411
ISBN-13 : 1107056411
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis Symplectic, Poisson, and Noncommutative Geometry by : Tohru Eguchi

This volume contains seven chapters based on lectures given by invited speakers at two May 2010 workshops held at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute.

History of Topology

History of Topology
Author :
Publisher : Elsevier
Total Pages : 1067
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780080534077
ISBN-13 : 0080534074
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis History of Topology by : I.M. James

Topology, for many years, has been one of the most exciting and influential fields of research in modern mathematics. Although its origins may be traced back several hundred years, it was Poincaré who "gave topology wings" in a classic series of articles published around the turn of the century. While the earlier history, sometimes called the prehistory, is also considered, this volume is mainly concerned with the more recent history of topology, from Poincaré onwards.As will be seen from the list of contents the articles cover a wide range of topics. Some are more technical than others, but the reader without a great deal of technical knowledge should still find most of the articles accessible. Some are written by professional historians of mathematics, others by historically-minded mathematicians, who tend to have a different viewpoint.