Riemann, Topology and Physics

This expanded second edition of this work combines an account of the life and work of Bernhard Riemann with a discussion of current interaction between topology and physics.

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This expanded second edition of this work combines an account of the life and work of Bernhard Riemann with a lucid discussion of current interaction between topology and physics. The author, a distinguished mathematical physicist, takes into account his own research at the Riemann archives of Goettingen University and developments over the last decade that connect Riemann with numerous significant ideas.