Higher homotopy structures in topology and mathematical physics : proceedings of an international conference June 13-15, 1996 at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, to honor the sixtieth birthday of Jim Stasheff /
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| Imprint: | Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, c1999. |
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| Description: | xii, 321 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Contemporary mathematics ; 227 Contemporary mathematics (American Mathematical Society) ; v. 227. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3509112 |
| Summary: | Since the work of Stasheff and Sugawara in the 1960s on recognition of loop space structures on $H$-spaces, the notion of higher homotopies has grown to be a fundamental organizing principle in homotopy theory, differential graded homological algebra and even mathematical physics. This book presents the proceedings from a conference held on the occasion of Stasheff's 60th birthday at Vassar in June 1996. It offers a collection of very high quality papers and includes some fundamental essays on topics that open new areas. It's features include: accessible to a broad audience interested in mathematics and physics; offers a comprehensive overview of Stasheff's work; and, contains papers on very current research topics, including operads, combinatorial polyhedra and moduli spaces. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 321 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 082180913X |