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Introduction to Geometric Probability by Daniel A. Klain 9780521593625
RRP: £79.99£67.25The purpose of this book is to present the three basic ideas of geometrical probability, also known as integral geometry, in their natural framework. In this way, the relationship between the subject and enumerative combinatorics is more transparent, and... -
Introduction to Compact Riemann Surfaces and Dessins d'Enfants by Ernesto Girondo 9780521519632
RRP: £106.00£88.31Few books on the subject of Riemann surfaces cover the relatively modern theory of dessins d'enfants (children's drawings), which was launched by Grothendieck in the 1980s and is now an active field of research. In this 2011 book, the authors begin with... -
Vector Bundles in Algebraic Geometry by N. J. Hitchin 9780521498784
RRP: £50.99£43.99Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Abelian Functions: Abel's Theorem and the Allied Theory of Theta Functions by H. F. Baker 9780521498777
RRP: £86.99£73.17Classical algebraic geometry, inseparably connected with the names of Abel, Riemann, Weierstrass, Poincare, Clebsch, Jacobi and other outstanding mathematicians of the last century, was mainly an analytical theory. In our century it has been enriched by... -
Novikov Conjectures, Index Theorems, and Rigidity: Volume 2 by Steven C. Ferry 9780521497954
RRP: £50.99£43.99The Novikov Conjecture is the single most important unsolved problem in the topology of high-dimensional non-simply connected manifolds. These two volumes are the outgrowth of a conference held at the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach... -
Novikov Conjectures, Index Theorems, and Rigidity: Volume 1: Oberwolfach 1993 by Steven C. Ferry 9780521497961
RRP: £41.99£36.19The Novikov Conjecture is the single most important unsolved problem in the topology of high-dimensional non-simply connected manifolds. These two volumes are the outgrowth of a conference held at the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach... -
The Algebraic Characterization of Geometric 4-Manifolds by J. A. Hillman 9780521467780
RRP: £46.99£40.09This book describes work, largely that of the author, on the characterization of closed 4-manifolds in terms of familiar invariants such as Euler characteristic, fundamental group, and Stiefel-Whitney classes. Using techniques from homological group... -
Methods of Algebraic Geometry: Volume 3 by W. V. D. Hodge 9780521467759
RRP: £67.99£56.68This work provides a lucid and rigorous account of the foundations of algebraic geometry. The authors have confined themselves to fundamental concepts and geometrical methods, and do not give detailed developments of geometrical properties but... -
The Geometry of Total Curvature on Complete Open Surfaces by Katsuhiro Shiohama 9780521450546
RRP: £111.00£87.91This is a self-contained account of how some modern ideas in differential geometry can be used to tackle and extend classical results in integral geometry. The authors investigate the influence of total curvature on the metric structure of complete,... -
Kummer's Quartic Surface by R. W. H. Hudson 9780521397902
RRP: £49.99£41.07The theory of surfaces has reached a certain stage of completeness and major efforts concentrate on solving concrete questions rather than developing further the formal theory. Many of these questions are touched upon in this classic volume: such as the... -
Twistors in Mathematics and Physics by T. N. Bailey 9780521397834
RRP: £53.99£46.35Twistor theory has become a diverse subject as it has spread from its origins in theoretical physics to applications in pure mathematics. This 1990 collection of review articles covers the considerable progress made in a wide range of applications such... -
Automorphisms of Surfaces after Nielsen and Thurston by Andrew J. Casson 9780521349857
RRP: £34.99£29.35Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Geometry and Interpolation of Curves and Surfaces by Robin J.Y. McLeod 9780521321532
RRP: £125.00£103.07This text takes a practical, step-by-step approach to algebraic curves and surface interpolation motivated by the understanding of the many practical applications in engineering analysis, approximation, and curve plotting problems. Because of its... -
Elliptic Structures on 3-Manifolds by Charles Benedict Thomas 9780521315760
RRP: £37.99£32.28This volume will give a systematic exposition of known results for free actions by finite groups on S. The text begins with preliminary material on Seifert manifolds and group classification. This is followed by sections dealing with related topics... -
Surfaces by H. B. Griffiths 9780521299770
RRP: £41.99£36.19Mathematicians have developed the language of topology; but the conventional development leaves until last the discussion and ideas about shapes, so those who have not mastered the initial ideas of analysis and general topology are barred from... -
A Sampler of Riemann-Finsler Geometry by David Dai-Wai Bao 9780521168731
RRP: £47.99£41.07Finsler geometry generalises Riemannian geometry in the same sense that Banach spaces generalise Hilbert spaces. This book presents an expository account of seven important topics in Riemann-Finsler geometry, ones which have undergone significant... -
Low-Dimensional Topology by R. Brown 9780521281461
RRP: £46.99£40.09This volume consists of the proceedings of a conference held at the University College of North Wales (Bangor) in July of 1979. It assembles research papers which reflect diverse currents in low-dimensional topology. The topology of 3-manifolds,... -
ZZ/2 - Homotopy Theory by M.C. Crabb 9780521280518
RRP: £37.99£32.28This account is a study of twofold symmetry in algebraic topology. The author discusses specifically the antipodal involution of a real vector bundle - multiplication by - I in each fibre; doubling and squaring operations; the symmetry of bilinear forms... -
Homogeneous Structures on Riemannian Manifolds by Franco Tricerri 9780521274890
RRP: £37.99£32.28Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
New Developments in Topology by Graeme B. Segal 9780521203548
RRP: £37.99£32.28Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Symplectic Fibrations and Multiplicity Diagrams by Victor Guillemin 9780521111867
RRP: £41.99£36.19Multiplicity diagrams can be viewed as schemes for describing the phenomenon of 'symmetry breaking' in quantum physics. The subject of this book is the multiplicity diagrams associated with the classical groups U(n), O(n), etc. It presents such topics as... -
Elements of the Topology of Plane Sets of Points by M. H. A. Newman 9780521091862
RRP: £36.99£29.35This book provides an elementary introduction to the ideas and methods of topology by the detailed study of certain topics. There are elegant but rigorous proofs of many of the basic theorems and special attention is given to the results needed in the... -
Comparison Geometry by Karsten Grove 9780521089456
RRP: £53.99£45.95This book documents the focus on a branch of Riemannian geometry called Comparison Geometry. The simple idea of comparing the geometry of an arbitrary Riemannian manifold with the geometries of constant curvature spaces has seen a tremendous evolution of... -
A Background to Geometry: Natural, Synthetic and Algebraic by T.G. Room 9780521090636
RRP: £41.99£33.26The central theme of the book is the development of the idea of congruence, that relation between geometric figures which is basic to ordinary Euclidean geometry. The text is divided into four books corresponding to stages in the development of a... -
An Introduction to Homotopy Theory by P. J. Hilton 9780521052658
RRP: £37.99£32.28Since the introduction of homotopy groups by Hurewicz in 1935, homotopy theory has occupied a prominent place in the development of algebraic topology. This monograph provides an account of the subject which bridges the gap between the fundamental... -
Algebraic Topology: A Student's Guide by J. F. Adams 9780521080767
RRP: £78.99£71.27This set of notes, for graduate students who are specializing in algebraic topology, adopts a novel approach to the teaching of the subject. It begins with a survey of the most beneficial areas for study, with recommendations regarding the best written... -
New Trends in Algebraic Geometry by Klaus Hulek 9780521646598
RRP: £58.99£53.28This book is the outcome of the 1996 Warwick Algebraic Geometry EuroConference, containing 17 survey and research articles selected from the most outstanding contemporary research topics in algebraic geometry. Several of the articles are expository:... -
Lectures on Vector Bundles by J.Le Potier 9780521481823
RRP: £138.00£116.39This work consists of two courses on the moduli spaces of vector bundles. The first part tackles the classification of vector bundles on algebraic curves. The construction and elementary properties of the moduli spaces of stable bundles are also... -
Monopoles and Three-Manifolds by Peter Kronheimer 9780521880220
RRP: £185.00£119.38Originating with Andreas Floer in the 1980s, Floer homology has proved to be an effective tool in tackling many important problems in three- and four-dimensional geometry and topology. This 2007 book provides a comprehensive treatment of Floer homology,... -
Applications of Centre Manifold Theory by J. Carr 9780387905778
RRP: £119.99£109.55These notes are based on a series of lectures given in the Lefschetz Center for Dynamical Systems in the Division of Applied Mathematics at Brown University during the academic year 1978-79. The purpose of the lectures was to give an introduction to the... -
Riemannian Holonomy Groups and Calibrated Geometry by Dominic David Joyce 9780199215607
£110.00Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Algebraic Models in Geometry by Yves Felix 9780199206513
RRP: £152.50£113.32Rational homotopy is a very powerful tool for differential topology and geometry. This text aims to provide graduates and researchers with the tools necessary for the use of rational homotopy in geometry. Algebraic Models in Geometry has been written for... -
Hyperbolic Geometry from a Local Viewpoint by Linda Keen 9780521863605
RRP: £106.00£94.80Written for graduate students, this book presents topics in 2-dimensional hyperbolic geometry. The authors begin with rigid motions in the plane which are used as motivation for a full development of hyperbolic geometry in the unit disk. The approach is... -
Differential and Low-Dimensional Topology by András Juhász 9781009220606
RRP: £75.00£67.74The new student in differential and low-dimensional topology is faced with a bewildering array of tools and loosely connected theories. This short book presents the essential parts of each, enabling the reader to become 'literate' in the field and begin... -
Stable Categories and Structured Ring Spectra by Andrew J. Blumberg 9781009123297
RRP: £110.00£99.14This comprehensive text focuses on the homotopical technology in use at the forefront of modern algebraic topology. Following on from a standard introductory algebraic topology sequence, it will provide students with a comprehensive background in spectra... -
The Changing Shape of Geometry: Celebrating a Century of Geometry and Geometry Teaching by Chris Pritchard 9780521824514
£120.00Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Elementary Geometry of Differentiable Curves: An Undergraduate Introduction by C. G. Gibson 9780521804530
RRP: £105.00£91.73This genuine introduction to the differential geometry of plane curves is designed as a first text for undergraduates in mathematics, or postgraduates and researchers in the engineering and physical sciences. The book assumes only foundational year... -
Smooth Compactifications of Locally Symmetric Varieties by Avner Ash 9780521739559
RRP: £55.99£50.24The new edition of this celebrated and long-unavailable book preserves the original book's content and structure and its unrivalled presentation of a universal method for the resolution of a class of singularities in algebraic geometry. At the same time,... -
Geometry of Riemann Surfaces by Frederick P. Gardiner 9780521733076
RRP: £57.99£52.40Riemann surfaces is a thriving area of mathematics with applications to hyperbolic geometry, complex analysis, fractal geometry, conformal dynamics, discrete groups, geometric group theory, algebraic curves and their moduli, various kinds of deformation... -
When Topology Meets Chemistry: A Topological Look at Molecular Chirality by Erica Flapan 9780521664820
RRP: £34.99£30.09The applications of topological techniques for understanding molecular structures have become increasingly important over the past thirty years. In this topology text, the reader will learn about knot theory, 3-dimensional manifolds, and the topology of...