A.V. Arkhangel'skii – författare

One service mathematics has rendered the 'Et moi, "0' si j'avait su oomment en revenir. human race. It has put common sense back je n'y serais point aile:' Jules Verne where it belongs. on the topmost shelf next to the dusty canister labelled 'discarded n- sense'. The series is divergent; therefore we may be able to do something with it. Eric T. Bell O. Heaviside Mathematics is a tool for thought. A highly necessary tool in a world where both feedback and non- linearities abound. Similarly, all kinds of parts of mathematics serve as tools for other parts and for other sciences. Applying a simple rewriting rule to the quote on the right above one finds such statements as: 'One service topology has rendered mathematical physics ...'; 'One service logic has rendered com- puter science ...'; 'One service category theory has rendered mathematics ...'. All arguably true. And all statements obtainable this way form part of the raison d'el:re of this series.

First encyclopedia volume on topology, based on a highly successful Russian edition. The book is both nov- el enough to appeal to the professional mathematician and accessible enough for students to use as an introductory textbook.

First encyclopedia volume on topology, based on a highly successful Russian edition. The book is both nov- el enough to appeal to the professional mathematician and accessible enough for students to use as an introductory textbook.