ArticlePoincaré and Analysis Situs, the beginning of algebraic topology

Titre
Poincaré and Analysis Situs, the beginning of algebraic topology
Description
In 1895 Henri Poincare published his topological work ‘Analysis Situs’. A new subdiscipline in mathematics was born. Analysis Situs was an inspiration to new fields like algebraic topology,||Morse theory and cobordism. With use of today’s knowledge and notation, Dirk Siersma views back to this historical work of Poincare.
Sujet
Topologie algébrique
Créateur
Siersma, Dirk
Source
Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde 5/13 (2012) 196-200
Date
2012-09
Droits
Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde
Format
application/pdf
Langue
en
Type
Article de revue