Introduction to Symplectic Topology
by Dusa McDuff, Dietmar Salamon · Dusa McDuff, Dietmar Salamon
The standard graduate reference on symplectic topology from Oxford University Press. Develops linear symplectic algebra, symplectic manifolds, Hamiltonian flows, almost complex structures, symplectic capacities, and the Arnold conjecture, giving readers the background needed to read current research in the field.
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