Homotopical Topology

This classic text of the renowned Moscow mathematical school equips the aspiring mathematician with a solid grounding in the core of topology, from a homotopical perspective. Its comprehensiveness and depth of treatment are unmatched among topology textbo

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Anatoly Fomenko Dmitry Fuchs

Homotopical Topology Second Edition

Graduate Texts in Mathematics

273

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Anatoly Fomenko • Dmitry Fuchs

Homotopical Topology Second Edition

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Dmitry Fuchs Department of Mathematics University of California Davis, CA, USA

Anatoly Fomenko Department of Mathematics and Mechanics Moscow State University Moscow, Russia

ISSN 0072-5285 Graduate Texts in Mathematics ISBN 978-3-319-23487-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-23488-5

ISSN 2197-5612 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-23488-5 (eBook)

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