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The Challenge of Computing Homotopy Groups: Why Spheres Remain a Mystery

Sheena (Autor)

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106 Seiten

2024
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978-3-384-27698-8 (ISBN)

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In the grand tapestry of mathematics, topology stands out for its unique approach to geometric shapes. It doesn't care about size or angles, but rather how spaces can be continuously deformed into one another, like stretching a clay model without tearing or gluing separate pieces. This seemingly abstract concept holds immense power, unlocking hidden properties of shapes and revealing a universe beyond our everyday perception of space.One of the central ideas in topology is the notion of a homotopy group. Imagine a loop drawn on a surface, like a circle on a sphere or a square on a plane. Homotopy groups classify these loops based on how they can be continuously deformed into one another without breaking the loop or letting it touch the edge of the surface. Intuitively, a loop that can be shrunk to a point without leaving the surface represents a "trivial" element in the group. More intricate loops that cannot be shrunk but can be continuously deformed into each other belong to the same class within the group.

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Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.7.2024
Verlagsort	st road
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 234 mm
Gewicht	191 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Angewandte Mathematik
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geometrie / Topologie
Schlagworte	Adem Relations • differential forms • homotopy theory • Problem • Sequence • Sphere Homotopy • stable homotopy • Steenrod Squares • theory • Topological Spaces
ISBN-10	3-384-27698-1 / 3384276981
ISBN-13	978-3-384-27698-8 / 9783384276988
Zustand	Neuware