Foliations and the Geometry of 3-Manifolds Hardback
by Danny (California Institute of Technology) Calegari
Part of the Oxford Mathematical Monographs series
Hardback
Description
This unique reference, aimed at research topologists, gives an exposition of the 'pseudo-Anosov' theory of foliations of 3-manifolds.
This theory generalizes Thurston's theory of surface automorphisms and reveals an intimate connection between dynamics, geometry and topology in 3 dimensions.
Significant themes returned to throughout the text include the importance of geometry, especially the hyperbolic geometry of surfaces, the importance of monotonicity, especially in 1-dimensional and co-dimensional dynamics, and combinatorial approximation, using finite combinatorical objects such as train-tracks, branched surfaces and hierarchies to carry more complicated continuous objects.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:378 pages, several black and white images
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:17/05/2007
- Category:
- ISBN:9780198570080
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:378 pages, several black and white images
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:17/05/2007
- Category:
- ISBN:9780198570080
