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Noncommutative Localization in Algebra and Topology: 330
Author(s): Andrew Ranicki (Author)
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date: 9 Feb. 2006
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 328 pages
- ISBN-10: 052168160X
- ISBN-13: 9780521681605
Book Description
Noncommutative localization is a powerful algebraic technique for constructing new rings by inverting elements, matrices and more generally morphisms of modules. Originally conceived by algebraists (notably P. M. Cohn), it is now an important tool not only in pure algebra but also in the topology of non-simply-connected spaces, algebraic geometry and noncommutative geometry. This volume consists of 9 articles on noncommutative localization in algebra and topology by J. A. Beachy, P. M. Cohn, W. G. Dwyer, P. A. Linnell, A. Neeman, A. A. Ranicki, H. Reich, D. Sheiham and Z. Skoda. The articles include basic definitions, surveys, historical background and applications, as well as presenting new results. The book is an introduction to the subject, an account of the state of the art, and also provides many references for further material. It is suitable for graduate students and more advanced researchers in both algebra and topology.
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Book Description
An introduction to noncommutative localization and an account of the state of the art suitable for researchers and graduate students.
About the Author
Andrew Ranicki is a Professor of Algebraic Surgery, at the School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh.
