Based on Fields medal winning work of Michael Freedman, this book explores the disc embedding theorem for 4-dimensional manifolds. This theorem underpins virtua

The Disc Embedding Theorem contains the first thorough and approachable exposition of Freedman's proof of the disc embedding theorem.

A topological embedding is a homeomorphism of one space onto a subspace of another. The book analyzes how and when objects like polyhedra or manifolds embed in

One of the great achievements of contemporary mathematics is the new understanding of four dimensions. Michael Freedman and Frank Quinn have been the principals

The publication of this book in 1970 marked the culmination of a period in the history of the topology of manifolds. This edition, based on the original text, i