Bücher von C. T. C. (University of Liverpool) Wall

The study of singularities uses techniques from algebra, algebraic geometry, complex analysis and topology. This book introduces graduate students to this attractive area of mathematics. It is based on a MSc course taught by the author and also is an original synthesis, with new views and results not found elsewhere.

Fully illustrated and rigorous in its approach, this is a comprehensive account of geometric techniques for studying the topology of smooth manifolds. Little prior knowledge is assumed, giving advanced students and researchers an accessible route into the wide-ranging field of differential topology.