Flows on 2-dimensional Manifolds: An Overview (Lecture Notes in Mathematics)

by IgorNikolaev (Author), EvgenyZhuzhoma (Author)

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  Paperback
  1999

  $58.80

  Time-evolution in low-dimensional topological spaces is a subject of puzzling vitality. This book is a state-of-the-art account, covering classical and new results. The volume comprises Poincare-Bendixson, local and Morse-Smale theories, as well as a carefully written chapter on the invariants of surface flows. Of particular interest are chapters on the Anosov-Weil problem, C*-algebras and non-compact surfaces. The book invites graduate students and non-specialists to a fascinating realm of research. It is a valuable source of reference to the specialists.