Lectures on the h-Cobordism Theorem (Princeton Legacy Library) - Softcover

Milnor, John

 
9780691273723: Lectures on the h-Cobordism Theorem (Princeton Legacy Library)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0691273723 ISBN 13: 9780691273723
Publisher: Princeton University Press, 2025

Synopsis

Important lectures on differential topology by acclaimed mathematician John Milnor

These are notes from lectures that John Milnor delivered as a seminar on differential topology in 1963 at Princeton University. These lectures give a new proof of the h-cobordism theorem that is different from the original proof presented by Stephen Smale. Milnor's goal was to provide a fully rigorous proof in terms of Morse functions. This book remains an important resource in the application of Morse theory.

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About the Author

John Milnor is one of the most distinguished mathematicians of our time, and has been awarded the Fields Medal, the Wolf Prize, the Abel Prize, and all three Steele prizes. He is a Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at Stony Brook University. He previously taught at Princeton University and was on the faculty of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Publication date
2025
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0691273723
ISBN 13 
9780691273723
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
128

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