An Invitation to Morse Theory
- Author
- Liviu Nicolaescu
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Mathematics and Statistics
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This treatment of Morse Theory focuses on applications and is intended for a graduate course on differential or algebraic topology. This is the first textbook to include topics such as Morse-Smale flows, min-max theory, moment maps and equivariant cohomology, and complex Morse theory.
Keywords: Mathematics and Statistics / Global Analysis and Analysis on Manifolds / Manifolds and Cell Complexes (including Differencial Topology) / Algebraic topology / Topology / Algebra / Calculus / Cohomology / Cohomology theory / Function / Homology / Manifold / Mathematics