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Differential topology
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In mathematics, differential topology is the field dealing with differentiable functions on differentiable manifolds. It is closely related to differential geometry and together they make up the geometric theory of differentiable manifolds.
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Milnor's arguments were breathtaking. He brought together topology and analysis in a wholly unexpected way, and in doing so initiated the field of differential topology.
Donal O'Shea The Poincaré Conjecture: In Search of the Shape of the Universe http://books.google.com/books?id=x9VYri6ZgkkC&pg=PT280 30 October 2008 Penguin Books Limited 978-0-14-190034-6 280
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Category:Topology