The publication of this book in 1970 marked the culmination of a particularly exciting period in the history of the topology of manifolds. The world of high-dimensional manifolds had been opened up to the classification methods of algebraic topology by Thom's work in 1952 on transversality and cobordism, the signature theorem of Hirzebruch in 1954, and by the discovery of exotic spheres by Milnor in 1956.
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The publication of this book in 1970 marked the culmination of a particularly exciting period in the history of the topology of manifolds. The world of high-dimensional manifolds had been opened up to the classification methods of algebraic topology by Thom's work in 1952 on transversality and cobordism, the signature theorem of Hirzebruch in 1954, and by the discovery of exotic spheres by Milnor in 1956.
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New. Presents a framework for relating the homotopy theory of manifolds to the algebraic theory of quadratic forms, unifying previous results. This work offers a surgery obstruction theory for manifolds with arbitrary fundamental group, including the exact sequence for the set of manifold structures within a homotopy type, and many computations. Series: Mathematical Surveys and Monographs. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 185 x 22. Weight in Grams: 776. 1999. 2nd Edition. Hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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First edition, first printing, 280 pp., hardcover, previous owner's name to front free endpaper else very good in a chipped and worn dust jacket. -If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
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Book. Octavo; G+/G-Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; Blue spine with White text; Dustjacket has moderate shelfwear, heavy edgewear, large open tear along head edge of front cover, fraying and small open tears along spine edges, small open tears along tail edge of front cover, fraying and small open tears at corners of both covers, small closed tears along head edge of both interior flaps, small closed tear along head edge of rear cover; Boards strong, some edgewear, some shelfwear, rubbing to corners; Textblock has some age toning, writing in pen on front endpaper, otherwise clean; 280 pp. 1332404. FP New Rockville Stock.
