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This is a state-of-the-art introduction to the work of Franz Reidemeister, Meng Taubes, Turaev, and the author on the concept of torsion and its generalizations. Torsion is the oldest topological (but not with respect to homotopy) invariant that in its almost eight decades of existence has been at the center of many important and surprising discoveries. During the past decade, in the work of Vladimir Turaev, new points of view have emerged, which turned out to be the ""right ones"" as far as gauge theory is concerned. The book features mostly the new aspects of this venerable concept. The theoretical foundations of this subject are presented in a style accessible to those, who wish to learn and understand the main ideas of the theory. Particular emphasis is upon the many and rather diverse concrete examples and techniques which capture the subleties of the

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""It is very well written, with many examples and also many exercises.""EMS Newsletter ""This very readable book provides an introduction to the theory of torsion.""St. Haller in: Monatshefte fur Mathematik 3/2004

It is very well written, with many examples and also many exercises. EMS Newsletter This very readable book provides an introduction to the theory of torsion. St. Haller in: Monatshefte f r Mathematik 3/2004

It is very well written, with many examples and also many exercises. EMS Newsletter This very readable book provides an introduction to the theory of torsion. St. Haller in: Monatshefte fur Mathematik 3/2004

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Liviu Nicolaescu is Professor at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.

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