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Knots and Links,
D. Rolfsen (1976; corrected reprint, 2003).
The classic reference for knot theory, Alexander invariants, branched covers, surgery, and knot tables. |
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Cobordism of classical knots,
A. Casson and C. Gordon (1986).
The original account of Casson–Gordon invariants and their use in knot concordance. |
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A fake 4-manifold,
S. Akbulut (1984).
A handlebody account of fake 4-manifold constructions and exotic smooth structures, with the original handle diagrams and plates. |
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Three lectures on new-infinite constructions in 4-dimensional manifolds,
A. J. Casson, notes prepared by L. Guillou (1986).
Casson handles, flexible handles, and the infinite constructions underlying four-dimensional topology. |
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Isotopy classes of diffeomorphisms of (k-1)-connected almost-parallelizable 2k-manifolds,
M. Kreck (1979).
Isotopy and pseudo-isotopy classes of diffeomorphisms of highly connected manifolds, with applications to simply connected 4-manifolds. |
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La stratification naturelle des espaces de fonctions différentiables réelles et le théorème de la pseudo-isotopie,
J. Cerf (1970).
The natural stratification of spaces of smooth functions and the simply connected pseudo-isotopy theorem. |
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Pseudo-isotopies of compact manifolds,
A. E. Hatcher and J. B. Wagoner (1973).
The obstruction theory of pseudo-isotopies and its connections with algebraic K-theory. |
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Topological methods in group theory,
P. Scott and T. Wall (1979).
Graphs of groups, ends, accessibility, and group actions on trees, developed through topological methods. |
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Cohomologie des groupes discrets,
J.-P. Serre (1971).
Cohomological dimension, Euler–Poincaré characteristics, and arithmetic group actions on buildings and trees. |
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Shellings of Tilings,
P. Goossens (1989).
Shellability of polyhedral tilings through their face posets, including shellings of planar tilings. |