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- From: flower@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Graham Flower)
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 16:29:51 GMT
- Subject: Re: What's a manifold?
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- / hpcc01:sci.physics / jbaez@riesz.mit.edu (John C. Baez) / 4:48 pm Nov 4, 1992 /
- In article <1992Nov3.204551.29715@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com> bhv@areaplg2.corp.mot.com (Bronis Vidugiris) writes:
- >Speaking of manifolds.....
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- >My mathematical education stopped well short of covering such topics. Is
- >the 'definition of a manifold' something that is feasible to 'pick up', or is
- >it too involved? If its possible to 'pick up', what would be a good, basic
- >simple-as-possible source?
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- How about Michael Spivak's "Calculus on Manifolds". There are also several
- Dovers that are relatively short (but less accessible).
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