Lectures on Differential Topology
by Riccardo Benedetti
Publisher: arXiv.org 2019
Number of pages: 416
Description:
This text is a comprehensive introduction to the theory of smooth manifolds, maps, and fundamental associated structures. It covers advanced topics such as degree theory, the Poincare-Hopf index theorem, bordism-characteristic numbers, and the Pontryagin-Thom construction. This book is suitable for beginning master's and doctoral students who have completed an undergraduate mathematics curriculum.
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