Geometry of low-dimensional manifolds : proceedings of the Durham Symposium, July 1989. 1, Gauge theory and algebraic surfaces /
edited by S. K. Donaldson, C. B. Thomas.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1990.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 259 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- London Mathematical Society lecture note series ; 150 .
- London Mathematical Society lecture note series ; 150. .
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This volume is based on lecture courses and seminars given at the LMS Durham Symposium on the geometry of low-dimensional manifolds. This area has been one of intense research during the 1990s, with major breakthroughs that have illuminated the way a number of different subjects interact (for example: topology, differential and algebraic geometry and mathematical physics). The workshop brought together a number of distinguished figures to give lecture courses and seminars in these subjects; the volume that has resulted is the only expository source for much of the material, and will be essential for all research workers in geometry and mathematical physics.