The topological constraints on analysis. (English) Zbl 0666.01012

Bott, Raoul

A century of mathematics in America, Pt. II, Hist. Math. 2, 527-542 (1989).

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The author remembers his contacts with Serre, Thom, Hirzebruch and other twelve first-class topologists. Some remarkable topological results are examinated as generalisations of “The maximum principle” and “The Brouwer fixed point theorem”. Very interesting are opinions of the specialists during the launching and forming of the new theories.

Reviewer: D.Brânzei

MSC:

01A65	Development of contemporary mathematics
55-03	History of algebraic topology

Keywords:

Serre; Thom; Hirzebruch

Citations:

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