{"product_id":"9781461411048","title":"An Invitation to Morse Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis self-contained treatment of Morse theory focuses on applications and is intended for a graduate course on differential or algebraic topology, and will also be of interest to researchers.This is the first textbook to include topics such as Morse-Smale flows, Floer homology, min-max theory, moment maps and equivariant cohomology, and complex Morse theory.The reader is expected to have some familiarity with cohomology theory and differential and integral calculus on smooth manifolds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome features of the second edition include added applications, such as Morse theory and the curvature of knots, the cohomology of the moduli space of planar polygons, and the Duistermaat-Heckman formula. The second edition also includes a new chapter on Morse-Smale flows and Whitney stratifications, many new exercises, and various corrections from the first edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027122634992,"sku":"9781461411048","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781461411048_p0.jpg?v=1763673763","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781461411048","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}