Piecewise linear concordances and isotopies / [by] Kenneth C. Millett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Millett, Kenneth C., author.

Series:

Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society ; no. 153.

Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society ; number 153

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Piecewise linear topology.

Concordances (Topology).

Isotopies (Topology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (80 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Providence : American Mathematical Society, 1974.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS AND STATEMENTS OF RESULTS""; ""1.8 Main Theorem""; ""1.9 Concordance-Isotopy for disks""; ""1.14 Concordance-Isotopy for manifolds""; ""1.16 Dimensional restrictions in Theorem 1.8""; ""SECTION 2 PROOFS OF CONSEQUENCES OF THEOREM 1.8""; ""2.1 Proof of Theorem 1.9""; ""2.7 Proof of Theorem 1.12, main argument for Theorem 1.14""; ""2.11 Handle lemma for Theorem 1.12""; ""2.18 Proof of Proposition 1.17""; ""SECTION 3 FIBERED GENERAL POSITION""; ""3.4 Main general position lemma""; ""3.12 Special general position lemma""

""SECTION 4 FIBERED SUNNY COLLAPSING""""4.3 Elementary fibered cylindrical collapse""; ""4.6 Fibered sunny collapsing after Hudson""; ""4.16 Special fibered sunny collapsing""; ""SECTION 5 FIBERED LOCAL MODIFICATIONS VIA ENGULFING""; ""5.1 Main engulfing theorem for concordances""; ""5.2 Fibered engulfing lemma""; ""SECTION 6 FIBERED GLOBAL MODIFICATIONS""; ""6.1 Proof of Theorem 1.8""; ""REFERENCES""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliography: pages 69-73.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8218-9954-6