Abstract
In this short chapter we present the elementary part of one of the most elegant theories in differential topology, René Thorn’s theory of cobordism. It was largely for this work that Thorn was awarded the Fields Medal in 1958.
... the theory of “Cobordisme” which has, within the few years of its existence, led to the most penetrating insights into the topology of differentiable manifolds.
H. Hopf, International Congress of Mathematicians, 1958
Mathematicians are like Frenchmen : whatever you say to them they translate into their own language and forthwith it is something completely different.
Goethe, Maximen und Reflexionen
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1976 Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Hirsch, M.W. (1976). Cobordism. In: Differential Topology. Graduate Texts in Mathematics, vol 33. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-9449-5_8
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-9449-5_8
Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY
Print ISBN: 978-1-4684-9451-8
Online ISBN: 978-1-4684-9449-5
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive