“The present book is well written. It is very useful to researchers in differential geometry who are interested in non-commutative geometry. It provides motivations for tudying non commutative geometry.” (Ion Mihai, zbMATH 1458.58001, 2021)
From Differential Geometry to Non-commutative Geometry and Topology
von Neculai S. TelemanThis book aims to provide a friendly introduction to non-commutative geometry. It studies index theory from a classical differential geometry perspective up to the point where classical differential geometry methods become insufficient. It then presents non-commutative geometry as a natural continuation of classical differential geometry. It thereby aims to provide a natural link between classical differential geometry and non-commutative geometry. The book shows that the index formula is a topological statement, and ends with non-commutative topology.
