{"product_id":"foundations-of-combinatorial-topology","title":"Foundations Of Combinatorial Topology","description":"\u003cp\u003eHailed by The Mathematical Gazette as \"an extremely valuable addition to the literature of algebraic topology,\" this concise but rigorous introductory treatment focuses on applications to dimension theory and fixed-point theorems. The lucid text examines complexes and their Betti groups, including Euclidean space, application to dimension theory, and decomposition into components; invariance of the Betti groups, with consideration of the cone construction and barycentric subdivisions of a complex; and continuous mappings and fixed points. Proofs are presented in a complete, careful, and elegant manner.\u003cbr\u003e\nIn addition to its value as a one-semester text for graduate-level courses, this volume can also be used as a reference in preparing for seminars or examinations and as a source of basic information on combinatorial topology. Although considerable mathematical maturity is required of readers, formal prerequisites are merely a few simple facts about functions of a real variable, matrices, and commutative groups.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45170279186611,"sku":"9780486406855","price":791.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/51PCT_Ie2XL.jpg?v=1765277720","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/foundations-of-combinatorial-topology","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}