The Selected Works of J. Frank Adams, Volume II

Adams J. Frank Thomas C. B. May J. P.

ISBN 10: 0521110688 / ISBN 13: 9780521110686

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Selected Works of J. Frank Adams, Volume II
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521110688
• ISBN 13: 9780521110686
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

J. Frank Adams was one of the world's leading topologists. He solved a number of celebrated problems in algebraic topology, a subject in which he initiated many of the most active areas of research. He wrote a large number of papers during the period 1955–1988, and they are characterised by elegant writing and depth of thought. Few of them have been superseded by later work. This selection, in two volumes, brings together all his major research contributions. They are organised by subject matter rather than in strict chronological order. The first contains papers on: the cobar construction, the Adams spectral sequence, higher-order cohomology operations, and the Hopf invariant one problem; applications of K-theory; generalised homology and cohomology theories. The second volume is mainly concerned with Adams' contributions to: characteristic classes and calculations in K-theory; modules over the Steenrod algebra and their Ext groups; finite H-spaces and compact Lie groups; maps between classifying spaces of compact groups. Every serious student or practitioner of algebraic topology will want to own a copy of these two volumes both as a historical record and as a source of continued reference.

Book Description

J. Frank Adams was one of the world's leading topologists. He solved a number of celebrated problems in algebraic topology, a subject in which he initiated many of the most active areas of research. This selection, in two volumes, brings together all his major research contributions.