ENGLISH

ZZ2 - homotopy theory

By M. C. Crabb

Book information

Publisher
CUP
Year
1980
ISBN
9780521280518, 0521280516
LCC
QA612.7 .C7
Open Library ID
OL4115788M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
623 kB (638126 bytes)
Series
London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series
Pages
135\135
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2010-07-29 05:14:56

Description

This account is a study of twofold symmetry in algebraic topology. The author discusses specifically the antipodal involution of a real vector bundle - multiplication by - I in each fibre; doubling and squaring operations; the symmetry of bilinear forms and Hermitian K-theory. In spite of its title, this is not a treatise on equivariant topology; rather it is the language in which to describe the symmetry. Familiarity with the basic concepts of algebraic topology (homotopy, stable homotopy, homology, K-theory, the Pontrjagin-Thom transfer construction) is assumed. Detailed proofs are not given (the expert reader will be able to supply them when necessary) yet nowhere is credibility lost. Thus the approach is elementary enough to provide an introduction to the subject suitable for graduate students although research workers will find here much of interest.

Similar books