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Characteristic Classes
The theory of characteristic classes provides a meeting ground for the various disciplines of differential topology, differential and algebraic geometry, cohomology, and fiber bundle theory. As such, it is a fundamental and an essential tool in the study of differentiable manifolds. In this volume, the authors provide a thorough introduction to characteristic classes, with detailed studies of Stiefel-Whitney classes, Chern classes, Pontrjagin classes, and the Euler class. Three appendices cover the basics of cohomology theory and the differential forms approach to characteristic classes, and provide an account of Bernoulli numbers. Based on lecture notes of John Milnor, which first appeared at Princeton University in 1957 and have been widely studied by graduate students of topology ever since, this published version has been completely revised and corrected.
Operads in Algebra, Topology and Physics
Operads are mathematical devices which describe algebraic structures of many varieties and in various categories. From their beginnings in the 1960s, they have developed to encompass such areas as combinatorics, knot theory, moduli spaces, string field theory and deformation quantization.
The Degenerate Principal Series for Sp(2n)
A series of induced representations of the symplectic group of 2[italic]n x 2[italic]n matrices over a [italic]p-adic field [italic]k is decomposed.
Gauge-Natural Bundles and Generalized Gauge Theories
The concept of gauge-natural bundles is introduced. They are a generalization of natural bundles and they provide a natural formal context for the discussion of gauge field theories. It is shown that such bundles correspond to actions of certain Lie groups on smooth manifolds and that natural differential operators between them correspond to equivariant maps. Some results of classical gauge theory are reformulated and reproved in the language of gauge-natural bundles, including a theorem of Utiyama which describes first order gauge-invariant Lagrangians on the bundle of connections of a principal bundle.
Algebraic Cobordism and $K$-Theory
A decomposition is given of the S-type of the classifying spaces of the classical groups. This decomposition is in terms of Thom spaces and by means of it cobordism groups are embedded into the stable homotopy of classifying spaces. This is used to show that each of the classical cobordism theories, and also complex K-theory, is obtainable as a localization of the stable homotopy ring of a classifying space.
Higher Homotopy Structures in Topology and Mathematical Physics
Since the work of Stasheff and Sugawara in the 1960s on recognition of loop space structures on $H$-spaces, the notion of higher homotopies has grown to be a fundamental organizing principle in homotopy theory, differential graded homological algebra and even mathematical physics. This book presents the proceedings from a conference held on the occasion of Stasheff's 60th birthday at Vassar in June 1996. It offers a collection of very high quality papers and includes some fundamental essays on topics that open new areas.
Harmonic Analysis and Nonlinear Differential Equations
There are also several survey articles on recent developments in multiple trigonometric series, dyadic harmonic analysis, special functions, analysis on fractals, and shock waves, as well as papers with new results in nonlinear differential equations. These survey articles, along with several of the research articles, cover a wide variety of applications such as turbulence, general relativity and black holes, neural networks, and diffusion and wave propagation in porous media.
Operations in Connective $K$-Theory
This paper constructs and studies a family {[italic]Q[italic]n} of operations in complex connective K-theory. The operations arise from splitting [italic]b[italic]u [wedge product symbol]∧[italic]b[italic]u (localized at a prime p) into a wedge of summands. The operations are applied to obtain restrictions on the action of Steenrod powers on [italic]H[italic bold]Z/p*([italic]X) when [italic]H[italic bold]Z [subscript](p)*([italic]X) is torsion free.
The Symplectic Cobordism Ring. I
This paper is the first of three which will investigate the ring of cobordism classes of closed smooth manifolds with a symplectic structure on their stable normal bundle. The method of computation is the Adams spectral sequence. In this paper, [italic]E2 us computed as an algebra by the May spectral sequence. The [italic]d2 differentials in the Adams spectral sequence are then found by Landweber-Novikov and matric Massey product methods. Algebra generators of [italic]E3 are then determined.
The Geometry of the Generalized Gauss Map
This paper is devoted primarily to the study of properties of the Grassmannian of oriented 2-planes in [double-struck capital]R[superscript]n and to applications of these properties to understanding minimal surfaces in [double-struck capital]R[superscript]n via the generalized Gauss map. The extrinsic geometry of the Grassmannian, when considered as a submanifold of [double-struck capital]CP[superscript]n-2, is investigated, with special emphasis on the nature of the intersection of the Grassmannian with linear subspaces of [double-struck capital]CP[superscript]n-1. These results are the basis for a discussion of minimal surfaces that are degenerate in various ways; understanding the different types of degeneracy and their interrelations is a critical step toward obtaining a clear picture of the basic geometric properties of minimal surfaces in [double-struck capital]R[superscript]n.
