Sheaves in Geometry and Logic
A First Introduction to Topos Theory
1st Edition
Published on 27. October 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
XII, 630 pages
978-0-387-97710-2 (ISBN)
Description
Sheaves arose in geometry as coefficients for cohomology and as descriptions of the functions appropriate to various kinds of manifolds. Sheaves also appear in logic as carriers for models of set theory. This text presents topos theory as it has developed from the study of sheaves. Beginning with several examples, it explains the underlying ideas of topology and sheaf theory as well as the general theory of elementary toposes and geometric morphisms and their relation to logic.
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From the reviews: "A beautifully written book, a long and well motivated book packed with well chosen clearly explained examples. ... authors have a rare gift for conveying an insider's view of the subject from the start. This book is written in the best Mac Lane style, very clear and very well organized. ... it gives very explicit descriptions of many advanced topics--you can learn a great deal from this book that, before it was published, you could only learn by knowing researchers in the field." (Wordtrade, 2008)More details
Product info
Paperback
Series
Edition
1st ed. 1992. Corr. 2nd printing
Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Target group
Research
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
biography
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
964 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-387-97710-2 (9780387977102)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4612-0927-0
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Preface; Prologue; Categorical Preliminaries; 1. Categories of Functors; 2. Sheaves of Sets; 3. Grothendieck Topologies and Sheaves; 4. First Properties of Elementary Topoi; 5. Basic Constructions of Topoi; 6. Topoi and Logic; 7. Geometric Morphisms; 8. Classifying Topoi; 9. Localic Topoi; 10. Geometric Logic and Classifying Topoi; Appendix: Sites for Topoi; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index of Notations; Index