Complex Topological K-Theory (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521856348)

Topological K-theory is a key tool in topology, differential geometry and index theory, yet this is the first contemporary introduction for graduate students new to the subject. No background in algebraic topology is assumed; the reader need only have taken the standard first courses in real analysis, abstract algebra, and point-set topology. The book begins with a detailed discussion of vector bundles and related algebraic notions, followed by the definition of K-theory and proofs of the most important theorems in the subject, such as the Bott periodicity theorem and the Thom isomorphism theorem. The multiplicative structure of K-theory and the Adams operations are also discussed and the final chapter details the construction and computation of characteristic classes. With every important aspect of the topic covered, and exercises at the end of each chapter, this is the definitive book for a first course in topological K-theory.

Author: Efton Park
ISBN-10: 0521856345
ISBN-13: 9780521856348
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/13/2008
Pages: 218
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.02w x 0.65d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 12/01/2008 pg. 42