Download or read book Hyperspaces written by Alejandro Illanes and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-12-15 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents hyperspace fundamentals, offering a basic overview and a foundation for further study. Topics include the topology for hyperspaces, examples of geometric models for hyperspaces, 2x and C(X) for Peano continua X, arcs in hyperspaces, the shape and contractability of hyperspaces, hyperspaces and the fixed point property, and Whitney maps. The text contains examples and exercises throughout, and provides proofs for most results.