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Differential Geometry in the Large: Seminar Lectures New York University 1946 and Stanford University 1956

By Heinz Hopf (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
1989
ISBN
354051497X, 9783540514978
DOI
10.1007/3-540-39482-6
Open Library ID
OL15275409M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1503322 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Mathematics 1000
Edition
2
Pages
192\186
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11
Differential Geometry

Description

These notes consist of two parts: Selected in York 1) Geometry, New 1946, Topics University Notes Peter Lax. by Differential in the 2) Lectures on Stanford Geometry Large, 1956, Notes J.W. University by Gray. are here with no essential They reproduced change. Heinz was a mathematician who mathema- Hopf recognized important tical ideas and new mathematical cases. In the phenomena through special the central idea the of a or difficulty problem simplest background is becomes clear. in this fashion a crystal Doing geometry usually lead serious allows this to to - joy. Hopf's great insight approach for most of the in these notes have become the st- thematics, topics I will to mention a of further try ting-points important developments. few. It is clear from these notes that laid the on Hopf emphasis po- differential Most of the results in smooth differ- hedral geometry. whose is both t1al have understanding geometry polyhedral counterparts, works I wish to mention and recent important challenging. Among those of Robert on which is much in the Connelly rigidity, very spirit R. and in - of these notes (cf. Connelly, Conjectures questions open International of Mathematicians, H- of gidity, Proceedings Congress sinki vol. 1, 407-414) 1978, .

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