Overview
Vector?eldsonmanifoldsplaymajorrolesinmathematicsandothersciences. In particular, the Poincar' e-Hopf index theorem and its geometric count- part,the Gauss-Bonnettheorem, giveriseto the theoryof Chernclasses,key invariants of manifolds in geometry and topology. One has often to face problems where the underlying space is no more a manifold but a singular variety. Thus it is natural to ask what is the ""good"" notionofindexofavector?eld,andofChernclasses,ifthespaceacquiress- gularities.Thequestionwasexploredbyseveralauthorswithvariousanswers, starting with the pioneering work of M.-H. Schwartz and R. MacPherson. We present these notions in the framework of the obstruction theory and the Chern-Weil theory. The interplay between these two methods is one of the main features of the monograph. Marseille Jean-Paul Brasselet Cuernavaca Jos' e Seade Tokyo Tatsuo Suwa September 2009 v Acknowledgements Parts of this monograph were written while the authors were staying at various institutions, such as Hokkaido University and Niigata University in Japan, CIRM, Universit' e de la Mediterran' ee and IML at Marseille, France, the Instituto de Matem' aticas of UNAM at Cuernavaca, Mexico, ICTP at Trieste, Italia, IMPA at Rio de Janeiro, and USP at S"" ao Carlos in Brasil, to name a few, and we would like to thank them for their generous hospitality and support. Thanks are also due to people who helped us in many ways, in particular our co-authors of results quoted in the book: Marcelo Aguilar, Wolfgang Ebeling, Xavier G' omez-Mont, Sabir Gusein-Zade, LeDung "" Tran ' g, Daniel Lehmann, David Massey, A.J. Parameswaran, Marcio Soares, Mihai Tibar, Alberto Verjovsky,andmanyother colleagueswho helped usin variousways.
Full Product Details
Author: Jean-Paul Brasselet ,
José Seade ,
Tatsuo Suwa
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition: 2010 ed.
Volume: 1987
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.800kg
ISBN: 9783642052040
ISBN 10: 3642052045
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 17 December 2009
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
From the reviews: This book is dedicated to the study of indices of vector fields and flows around an isolated singularity, or stationary point, in the cases where the underlying space is either a manifold or a singular variety. The book gives a thorough presentation of the results, old and new, related to indices of vector fields on singular varieties and is a valuable reference for both the specialist and the non-specialist. (M. G. Soares, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2011 d)
From the reviews: This book is dedicated to the study of indices of vector fields and flows around an isolated singularity, or stationary point, in the cases where the underlying space is either a manifold or a singular variety. ... The book gives a thorough presentation of the results, old and new, related to indices of vector fields on singular varieties and is a valuable reference for both the specialist and the non-specialist. (M. G. Soares, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2011 d)
