Topology for Physicists /

"This volume, written by someone who has made many significant contributions to mathematical physics, not least to the present dialogue between mathematicians and physicists, aims to present some of the basic material in algebraic topology at the level of a fairly sophisticated theoretical phys...

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Main Author: Shvart͡s, A. S. (Alʹbert Solomonovich)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1994.
Series:Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften, A Series of Comprehensive Studies in Mathematics ; 308.
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Summary:"This volume, written by someone who has made many significant contributions to mathematical physics, not least to the present dialogue between mathematicians and physicists, aims to present some of the basic material in algebraic topology at the level of a fairly sophisticated theoretical physics graduate student. The most important topics, covering spaces, homotopy and homology theory, degree theory fibrations and a little about Lie groups are treated at a brisk pace and informal level. Personally I found the style congenial.(...) extremely useful as background or supplementary material for a graduate course on geometry and physics and would also be useful to those contemplating giving such a course. (...)" Contemporary Physics, A. Schwarz GL 308.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 299 pages)
ISBN:9783662029985 (electronic bk.)
3662029987 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:0072-7830 ;