Casson's Invariant for Oriented Homology Three-Spheres: An Exposition. (MN-36)

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Main Details

Title Casson's Invariant for Oriented Homology Three-Spheres: An Exposition. (MN-36)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Selman Akbulut
By (author) John D. McCarthy
SeriesMathematical Notes
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:202
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780691607511
ClassificationsDewey:514.3
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

In the spring of 1985, A. Casson announced an interesting invariant of homology 3-spheres via constructions on representation spaces. This invariant generalizes the Rohlin invariant and gives surprising corollaries in low-dimensional topology. In the fall of that same year, Selman Akbulut and John McCarthy held a seminar on this invariant. These no