Orbifolds and Stringy Topology
(Book #171 in the Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics Series)
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An introduction to the theory of orbifolds from a modern perspective, combining techniques from geometry, algebraic topology and algebraic geometry. One of the main motivations, and a major source of examples, is string theory, where orbifolds play an important role. The subject is first developed following the classical description analogous to manifold theory, after which the book branches out to include the useful description of orbifolds provided...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0521870046
ISBN13:9780521870047
Release Date:June 2007
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:164 Pages
Weight:0.83 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"
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