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DOVER PUBLICATIONS Shape Theory Categorical Methods Of Approximation 2008 Edition by J. M. CORDIER, T. PORTER
This in-depth treatment uses shape theory as a ""case study"" to illustrate situations common to many areas of mathematics, including the use of archetypal models as a basis for systems of approximations. 1989 edition. IntroductionAdvice to the reader1. Borsuk's shape theory for compact metric spaces2. Categorical shape theory3. Shape theory for topological spaces4. Distributors and shape theory5. Functors between shape theories6. Stability and movabilityAppendix: Categorical shape theory and Pattern Recognition, a possible linkReferences Index