Collected Papers of John Milnor
, by Milnor, John- ISBN: 9780821848753 | 0821848755
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 8/31/2009
Part 1: Knot theory: Introduction to Knot theory Link groups Isotopy of links Most knots are wild (with R. H. Fox), Singularities of 2-spheres in 4-space and cobordism of knots Infinite cyclic coverings Part 2: Free actions on spheres: Introduction to: free actions Groups which act on $S^n$ without fixed points (with M. W. Hirsch), Some curious involutions of spheres Some free actions of cyclic groups on spheres Part 3: Torsion: Introduction to torsion Two complexes which are homeomorphic but combinatorially distinct A duality theorem for Reidemeister torsion Whitehead torsion Uses of the fundamental group (with O. Burlet), Torsion et type simple d'homotopie Part 4: Three-dimensional manifolds: Introduction to 3-manifolds A unique decomposition theorem for 3-manifolds On the 3-dimensional Brieskorn manifolds $M(p,q, r)$ (with W. Thurston), Characteristic numbers of 3-manifolds