Riemann, Topology, and Physics

Ten years have passed since the publication of the first English edition. "Ten years is a long time, even when you are not in jail. " If we recall that the article on Riemann appeared in (Nature) in 1976, this Russian vaudeville joke is more than - propriate. Only the author''s youth can account for the insane enterprise of presenting the scientific achievements and the biography of Riemann in 60 ...