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This significantly expanded second edition of Riemann, Topology, and Physics combines a fascinating account of the life and work of Bernhard Riemann with a lucid discussion of current interaction between topology and physics. The author, a distinguished mathematical physicist, takes into account his...

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Main Author: Monastyrskiĭ, M. I. (Mikhail Ilʹich) (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Monastyrskiĭ, Mikhail Ilʹich
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston : Birkhäuser, [1999]
Edition:Second edition / translated by Roger Cooke, James King, Victoria King.
Subjects:
Riemann, Bernhard, > 1826-1866.
Riemann, Bernhard.
Topology.
Mathematical physics.
Mathematicians > Germany > Biography.
Topologie.
Physique mathématique.
Mathématiciens > Allemagne > Biographies.
Kondensierte Materie.
Feldtheorie.
Mathematicians.
Germany.
Electronic books.
Biography.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Bernhard Riemann
  • The connectivity of a manifold and quantization of magnetic flux
  • Topology and liquid crystals
  • Theory of gauge fields
  • Soliton particles
  • Von Neumann algebras
  • Condensed matter theory
  • Magnetohydrodynamics
  • The Quantum Hall effect.