Description
This is a terrific book. It does no less than introduce an entire new field of mathematics--a truly astounding development. It will be widely read, I think, as much because of the masterful exposition as for the beautiful mathematics. Weinberger gives very clear and accessible descriptions of all the relevant tools from computability, topology, and geometry in a friendly and engaging style. He has done the mathematical community a great service indeed. -- Robin Forman, Rice University This book represents a very exciting new area of research at the interface of topology and logic. Written in a quite readable style, and presenting the more accessible cases in detail while giving references for the more involved results, it is a book whose methods and ideas will surely have many more significant applications over the next several years. -- Kevin M. Whyte, University of Illinois at Chicago
About the Author
Shmuel Weinberger is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Chicago. He is the author of "The Topological Classification of Stratified Spaces".
Reviews
"This is a terrific book. It does no less than introduce an entire new field of mathematics - a truly astounding development. It will be widely read, I think, as much because of the masterful exposition as for the beautiful mathematics. Weinberger gives very clear and accessible descriptions of all the relevant tools from computability, topology, and geometry, in a friendly and engaging style. He has done the mathematical community a great service indeed." - Robin Forman, Rice University; "This book represents a very exciting new area of research at the interface of topology and logic. Written in a quite readable style, and presenting the more accessible cases in detail while giving references for the more involved results, it is a book whose methods and ideas will surely have many more significant applications over the next several years." - Kevin M. Whtye, University of Illinois at Chicago"
Book Information
ISBN 9780691118895
Author Shmuel Weinberger
Format Hardback
Page Count 192
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publisher Princeton University Press
Weight(grams) 425g