Michael Atiyah Collected Works

Michael Atiyah

• 28 april 1988
• 9780198532798

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Professor Atiyah is one of the greatest living mathematicians and is well known throughout the mathematical world. From 1977 onwards his interest moved in the direction of gauge theories and the interaction between geometry and physics. This work deals with the gauge theories.



Professor Atiyah is one of the greatest living mathematicians and is well known throughout the mathematical world. He is a recipient of the Fields Medal, the mathematical equivalent of the Nobel Prize, and is still at the peak of his career. His huge number of published papers, focusing on the areas of algebraic geometry and topology, have here been collected into six volumes, divided thematically for easy reference by individuals interested in a particular subject. From 1977 onwards his interest moved in the direction of gauge theories and the interaction between geometry and physics.