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The Topology of 4 Manifolds Lecture Notes in Mathematics 1374
by [Robion C. Kirby]
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This book presents the classical theorems about simply connected smooth 4-manifolds: intersection forms and homotopy type, oriented and spin bordism, the index theorem, Wall's diffeomorphisms and h-cobordism, and Rohlin's theorem. Most of the proofs are new or are returbishings of post proofs; all are geometric and make us of handlebody theory. There is a new proof of Rohlin's theorem using spin structures. There is an introduction to Casson handles and Freedman's work including a chapter of unpublished proofs on exotic R4's. The reader needs an understanding of smooth manifolds and characteristic classes in low dimensions. The book should be useful to beginning researchers in 4-manifolds.
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- Springer Brand
- May 10, 1989 Pub Date:
- 9783540511489 ISBN-13:
- 3540511482 ISBN-10:
- 120.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 9.25 in * 0.28 in * 6.1 in Dimensions:
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