The central theme of this book is the restoration of Poincaré duality on stratified singular spaces by using Verdier-self-dual sheaves such as the prototypical intersection chain sheaf on a complex variety.

The book first carefully introduces sheaf theory, derived categories, Verdier duality, stratification theories, intersection homology, t-structures and perverse sheaves. It then explains the construction as well as algebraic and geometric properties of invariants such as the signature and characteristic classes effectuated by self-dual sheaves.

Highlights never before presented in book form include complete and very detailed proofs of decomposition theorems for self-dual sheaves, explanation of methods for computing twisted characteristic classes and an introduction to the author's theory of non-Witt spaces and Lagrangian structures.

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

EMPLOYMENT: Since 2004: Professor at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany
2002 - 2004: Assistant Professor (tenure track) at the University of Cincinnati, USA
1999 - 2002: Van Vleck Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA

EDUCATION: Ph.D. Mathematics, Courant Institute (New York University), May 1999.
Field: Topology.
Dissertation Title: Extending Intersection Homology Type Invariants to non-Witt Spaces.

RESEARCH AREA: Algebraic and Geometric Topology, Stratified Spaces.

Klappentext

The central theme of this book is the restoration of Poincaré duality
on stratified singular spaces by using Verdier-self-dual sheaves such
as the prototypical intersection chain sheaf on a complex variety.

After carefully introducing sheaf theory, derived categories,
Verdier duality, stratification theories, intersection homology,
t-structures and perverse sheaves, the ultimate objective is to explain
the construction as well as algebraic and geometric properties of
invariants such as the signature and characteristic classes effectuated
by self-dual sheaves.

Highlights never before presented in book form include complete and
very detailed proofs of decomposition theorems for self-dual sheaves,
explanation of methods for computing twisted characteristic classes
and an introduction to the author's theory of non-Witt spaces and
Lagrangian structures.

Inhalt
Elementary Sheaf Theory.- Homological Algebra.- Verdier Duality.- Intersection Homology.- Characteristic Classes and Smooth Manifolds.- Invariants of Witt Spaces.- T-Structures.- Methods of Computation.- Invariants of Non-Witt Spaces.- L2 Cohomology.