Foundational Essays on Topological Manifolds, Smoothings, and Triangulations. (Am-88), Volume 88

by Robion C. Kirby and Laurence C. Siebenmann

Since Poincar 's time, topologists have been most concerned with three species of manifold. The most primitive of these--the TOP manifolds--remained rather mysterious until 1968, when Kirby discovered his now famous torus unfurling device. A period of rapid progress with TOP manifolds ensued, including, in 1969, Siebenmann's refutation of the Hauptvermutung and the Triangulation Conjecture. Here is the first connected account of Kirby's and Siebenmann's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691081913
• ISBN13: 9780691081915
• Release Date: May 1977
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.8"