About this book
Introduction
Although Riemann surfaces are a time-honoured field, this book is novel in its broad perspective that systematically explores the connection with other fields of mathematics. It can serve as an introduction to contemporary mathematics as a whole as it develops background material from algebraic topology, differential geometry, the calculus of variations, elliptic PDE, and algebraic geometry. It is unique among textbooks on Riemann surfaces in including an introduction to Teichmüller theory. The analytic approach is likewise new as it is based on the theory of harmonic maps.
Keywords
Calc Riemann surface Riemann surfaces Riemann-Roch Theorem Teichmüller theory algebra algebraic geometry algebraic topology calculus differential geometry harmonic maps hyberbolic geometry hyperbolic geometry partial differential equation topology
Authors and affiliations
- 1.Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the SciencesLeipzigGermany
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