The Algebraic Characterization of Geometric 4-Manifolds
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| Author | : J. A. Hillman |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 184 |
| Release | : 1994-02-03 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780521467780 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0521467780 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Algebraic Characterization of Geometric 4-Manifolds by : J. A. Hillman
Book excerpt: This book describes work on the characterization of closed 4-manifolds in terms of familiar invariants such as Euler characteristic, fundamental group, and Stiefel-Whitney classes. Using techniques from homological group theory, the theory of 3-manifolds and topological surgery, infrasolvmanifolds are characterized up to homeomorphism, and surface bundles are characterized up to simple homotopy equivalence. Non-orientable cases are also considered wherever possible, and in the final chapter the results obtained earlier are applied to 2-knots and complex analytic surfaces.
