An Invitation to Morse Theory

An Invitation to Morse Theory

Author
Liviu Nicolaescu
Publication Year
2007
Publisher
Springer
Language
English
Document Type
Book
Faculty / Subject Heading
Mathematics and Statistics

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