Critical point theory in global analysis and differential topology : an introduction /

The study of global analysis or differential topology requires a knowledge not only of the separate techniques of analysis, differential geometry, topology and algebra, but a deeper understanding of how these fields can join forces. The distinction between global analysis and differential topology c...

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Main Authors: Morse, Marston, 1892-1977 (Author), Cairns, Stewart S. (Stewart Scott) (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Academic Press, 1969.
Series:Pure and applied mathematics (Academic Press) ; v. 33.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The study of global analysis or differential topology requires a knowledge not only of the separate techniques of analysis, differential geometry, topology and algebra, but a deeper understanding of how these fields can join forces. The distinction between global analysis and differential topology corresponds to the contrast between a theory of equilibria in analysis and the role of nondegenerate (ND) functions as a structural basis for homotopy or homology theory on differentiable manifolds.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 389 pages) : illustrations, tables
Bibliography:Includes list of fundamental symbols, bibliographical references (pages 380-385), and index.
ISBN:9780125081504
0125081502
9780080873459
0080873456