Complex Topological K-Theory

by Efton Park

Topological K-theory is a key tool in topology, differential geometry and index theory, yet this is the first contemporary introduction for graduate students new to the subject. No background in algebraic topology is assumed; the reader need only have taken the standard first courses in real analysis, abstract algebra, and point-set topology. The book begins with a detailed discussion of vector bundles and related algebraic notions, followed by the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521856345
• ISBN13: 9780521856348
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"