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Algebraic Topology |
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Authors: |
Tzermias, Pavlos Zafiridou, Sophia |
Subject: | MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE > MATHEMATICS > ALGEBRAIC TOPOLOGY > CLASSICAL TOPICS MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE > MATHEMATICS > ALGEBRAIC TOPOLOGY > HOMOLOGY AND COHOMOLOGY THEORIES MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE > MATHEMATICS > ALGEBRAIC TOPOLOGY > HOMOTOPY THEORY MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE > MATHEMATICS > ALGEBRAIC TOPOLOGY > HOMOTOPY GROUPS MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE > MATHEMATICS > GENERAL TOPOLOGY > BASIC CONSTRUCTIONS MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE > MATHEMATICS > TOPOLOGICAL GROUPS, LIE GROUPS > TOPOLOGICAL AND DIFFERENTIABLE ALGEBRAIC SYSTEMS MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE > MATHEMATICS > GROUP THEORY AND GENERALIZATIONS > SPECIAL ASPECTS OF INFINITE OR FINITE GROUPS MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE > MATHEMATICS > GROUP THEORY AND GENERALIZATIONS > CONNECTIONS WITH HOMOLOGICAL ALGEBRA AND CATEGORY THEORY |
Keywords: |
Quotient topology
Topological manifolds Classification of compact surfaces Group actions on spaces, even actions Homotopy and relative homotopy of maps Fundamental group Homotopy equivalence Contractibility Deformation retractions Coverings and liftings Universal covering space Automorphisms of coverings Singular homology Homology groups of spheres Higher homotopy groups Hurewicz Theorem Seifert-Van Kampen Theorem Calculations with generators and relations |
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Abstract: |
The first chapter is a reminder of basic notions from General Topology. In the second chapter quotient spaces are studied, a concise introduction to topological manifolds is given and the classical classification of compact surfaces is presented. In the third chapter topological groups and group actions on topological spaces are studied, with emphasis on the useful notion of even actions. The fourth chapter is an introduction to homotopy of maps, fundamental groups of topological spaces and homotopy equivalence. In the fifth chapter simply connected spaces, contractible spaces, deformation retractions and strong deformation retractions are introduced and the proof that topological groups have abelian fundamental groups is given. The sixth and seventh chapters introduce coverings, liftings of maps and homotopies, the monodromy action, universal covering spaces, hierarchies and automorphisms of coverings, even actions and normal coverings. The eighth chapter introduces Singular Homology. Homology groups of topological spaces and homomorphisms induced by continuous maps are studied and the homotopy invariance of homology is proven. In the ninth chapter higher homotopy groups are introduced and the connection between homotopy and homology is presented via the Hurewicz Theorem. Also, using the Mayer-Vietoris sequence, the homology groups of spheres are calculated. In the tenth chapter, important theorems in Algebraic Topology are proven, namely Invariance of Dimension, the Hairy Ball Theorem and the Brouwer Fixed Point Theorem. The study of embeddings of spheres into spheres also establishes Invariance of Domain and the Jordan-Brouwer Theorem. The general Seifert-Van Kampen Theorem is stated and Grothendieck’s proof of a special case is given. The fundamental groups of compact surfaces are calculated, using basic tools from Combinatorial Group Theory. Finally, a concise reference is made to foundational issues, like the word problem, the isomorphism problem and the homeomorphism problem.
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Linguistic Editors: |
Vasiliki, Tiraidi |
Technical Editors: |
Karatzidis, Dimitrios |
Type: |
Postgraduate textbook |
Creation Date: | 19-01-2024 |
Item Details: | |
ISBN |
978-618-228-188-8 |
License: |
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) |
DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-422 |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/12202 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Tzermias, P., & Zafiridou, S. (2024). Algebraic Topology [Postgraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-422 |
Language: |
Greek |
Consists of: |
1. Elements of General Topology 2. Quotient spaces 3. Topological groups, group actions and orbit spaces 4. Fundamental groups 5. Contractible spaces 6. Covering spaces 7. Classification of coverings and automorphisms 8. Singular homology 9. Connecting homotopy and homology 10. Important Theorems in Algebraic Topology |
Number of pages |
200 |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |
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