Foliations II (Graduate Studies in Mathematics Series Volume 60)

This second volume of a two-volume set covers analysis of foliated spaces, characteristic classes of foliations, and foliated 3-manifolds. Early chapters treat C* -algebras of foliated spaces and generalize heat flow and Brownian motion in Riemannian manifolds to such spaces. Later chapters are devoted to characteristic classes and foliations and compact 3-manifolds foliated by surfaces. Appendices cover C* -algebras, Riemannian geometry and heat diffusion, and planar foliations. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)