The subject of this book is string topology, Hochschild and cyclic homology. The first part consists of an excellent exposition of various approaches to string topology and the Chas-Sullivan loop product. The second gives a complete and clear construction of an algebraic model for computing topological cyclic homology. The book provides many references for the reader wishing to...(展开全部)

This account of algebraic topology is complete in itself, assuming no previous knowledge of the subject. It is used as a textbook for students in the final year of an undergraduate course or on graduate courses and as a handbook for mathematicians in other branches who want some knowledge of the subject.

This account of algebraic topology is complete in itself, assuming no previous knowledge of the subject. It is used as a textbook for students in the final year of an undergraduate course or on graduate courses and as a handbook for mathematicians in other branches who want some knowledge of the subject.

Saunders Mac Lane(1909-2005)已故世界著名数学家。生前曾任美国数学会(MAA)主席，美国数学协会(AMS)主席，美国科学院副院长、院士。麦克莱恩的贡献主要在代数和代数拓扑方面，他是同调代数和范畴论的先驱者之一，因在代数及代数拓扑方面的贡献获1986年美国数学会斯蒂尔奖。1989年曾获美国科学界最高荣誉国家科学奖。