Author : Eric Friedlander
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1148 pages
File Size : 50,83 MB
Release : 2005-07-18
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 354023019X
This handbook offers a compilation of techniques and results in K-theory. Each chapter is dedicated to a specific topic and is written by a leading expert. Many chapters present historical background; some present previously unpublished results, whereas some present the first expository account of a topic; many discuss future directions as well as open problems. It offers an exposition of our current state of knowledge as well as an implicit blueprint for future research.