Operads in Algebra, Topology and Physics

• Author(s): Martin Markl, Steven Shnider, James D. Stasheff,
• Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
• Pages: 349
• ISBN_10: 0821843621
  ISBN_13: 9780821843628
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Mathematics / Algebra / General , Mathematics / Group Theory , Mathematics / Logic , Mathematics / Topology ,

Description:... Operads are mathematical devices that describe algebraic structures of many varieties and in various categories. Operads are particularly important in categories with a good notion of 'homotopy', where they play a key role in organizing hierarchies of higher homotopies. This book offers an introduction describing the development of operad theory.