Stratified Morse Theory (Ergebnisse Der Mathematik Und Ihrer Grenzgebiete 3 Folge) [Hardcover]

Mark Goresky (Author), Robert Macpherson (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0387173005 | ISBN-13: 978-0387173009 | Publication Date: April 1988

Due to the lack of proper bibliographical sources stratification theory seems to be a "mysterious" subject in contemporary mathematics. This book contains a complete and elementary survey - including an extended bibliography - on stratification theory, including its historical development. Some further important topics in the book are: Morse theory, singularities, transversality theory, complex analytic varieties, Lefschetz theorems, connectivity theorems, intersection homology, complements of affine subspaces and combinatorics. The book is designed for all interested students or professionals in this area.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag (April 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387173005
• ISBN-13: 978-0387173009
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,461,347 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars I don't think I would pay $400 for it, but ...., May 11, 2009

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This review is from: Stratified Morse Theory (Ergebnisse Der Mathematik Und Ihrer Grenzgebiete 3 Folge) (Hardcover)

This is the classic book on the subject and the standard reference. Note that it is available (a/o 5/09) at http://www.math.ias.edu/~goresky/MathPubl.html as a download for about $400 less than the current price, so if you are not a collector you might try that as a source.