Algebraic and Differential Topology

Download or read book Algebraic and Differential Topology written by R. V. Gamkrelidze and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1987-03-06 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Algebraic and Differential Topology presents in a clear, concise, and detailed manner the fundamentals of homology theory. It first defines the concept of a complex and its Betti groups, then discusses the topolgoical invariance of a Betti group. The book next presents various applications of homology theory, such as mapping of polyhedrons onto other polyhedrons as well as onto themselves. The third volume in L.S. Pontryagin's Selected Works, this book provides as many insights into algebraic topology for today's mathematician as it did when the author was making his initial endeavors into this field.