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Title: CURVES AND SINGULARITIES
A GEOMETRICAL INTRODUCTION TO SINGULARITY THEORY
By: J. Bruce, P. J. Giblin
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0521429994
ISBN 13: 9780521429993
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Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 19 August, 1992
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Pages: 340
Description: This second edition is an invaluable textbook for anyone who would like an introduction to the modern theories of catastrophies and singularities.
Synopsis: The differential geometry of curves and surfaces in Euclidean space has fascinated mathematicians since the time of Newton. Here the authors cast the theory into a new light, that of singularity theory. This second edition has been thoroughly revised throughout and includes a multitude of new exercises and examples. A new final chapter has been added which covers recently developed techniques in the classification of functions of several variables, a subject central to many applications of singularity theory. Also in this second edition are new sections on the Morse lemma and the classification of plane curve singularities. The only prerequisites for students to follow this textbook are a familiarity with linear algebra and advanced calculus. Thus it will be invaluable for anyone who would like an introduction to modern singularity theory.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
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