Foundations of Combinatorial Topology
Author | : L. S. Pontryagin |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2015-05-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780486406855 |
ISBN-13 | : 0486406857 |
Rating | : 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Download or read book Foundations of Combinatorial Topology written by L. S. Pontryagin and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2015-05-20 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concise, rigorous introduction to homology theory features applications to dimension theory and fixed-point theorems. Lucid coverage of the field includes examinations of complexes and their Betti groups, invariance of the Betti groups, and continuous mappings and fixed points. Proofs are presented in a complete and careful manner. A beneficial text for a graduate-level course, "this little book is an extremely valuable addition to the literature of algebraic topology." — The Mathematical Gazette.