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

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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:Hardback
Pages:202
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780691636085
ClassificationsDewey:514.3
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
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