elementary cobordism
1Cobordism — A cobordism (W;M,N). In mathematics, cobordism is a fundamental equivalence relation on the class of compact manifolds of the same dimension, set up using the concept of the boundary of a manifold. Two manifolds are cobordant if their disjoint… …
2Whitehead torsion — In mathematics, Whitehead torsion is an invariant of an h cobordism in a Whitehead group, that is important in simple homotopy theory and surgery theory. It is named for J. H. C. Whitehead.Whitehead torsionSuppose that W is an h cobordism from M… …
3Michael Atiyah — Sir Michael Atiyah Born 22 April 1929 (1929 04 22) (age 82) …
4Atiyah–Singer index theorem — In the mathematics of manifolds and differential operators, the Atiyah–Singer index theorem states that for an elliptic differential operator on a compact manifold, the analytical index (closely related to the dimension of the space of solutions) …
5List of important publications in mathematics — One of the oldest surviving fragments of Euclid s Elements, found at Oxyrhynchus and dated to circa AD 100. The diagram accompanies Book II, Proposition 5.[1] This is a list of important publications in mathematics, organized by field. Some… …
6Adams spectral sequence — In mathematics, the Adams spectral sequence is a spectral sequence introduced by Adams (1958). Like all spectral sequences, it is a computational tool; it relates homology theory to what is now called stable homotopy theory. It is a… …
7Genus of a multiplicative sequence — In mathematics, the genus of a multiplicative sequence is a ring homomorphism, from the cobordism ring of smooth oriented compact manifolds to another ring, usually the ring of rational numbers.DefinitionA genus phi; assigns a number phi;( X ) to …
8Chern class — In mathematics, in particular in algebraic topology and differential geometry, the Chern classes are characteristic classes associated to complex vector bundles. Chern classes were introduced by Shiing Shen Chern (1946). Contents 1 Basic… …
9Knot (mathematics) — A table of all prime knots with seven crossings or fewer (not including mirror images). In mathematics, a knot is an embedding of a circle in 3 dimensional Euclidean space, R3, considered up to continuous deformations (isotopies). A crucial… …
10Quillen, Daniel Gray — ▪ American mathematician born June 27, 1940, Orange, N.J., U.S. American mathematician who was awarded the Fields Medal in 1978 for contributions to algebraic K theory. Quillen attended Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. (Ph.D.,… …
