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| − | The mission of the Manifold Atlas is to empower and engage topologists | + | The mission of the Manifold Atlas is to empower and engage topologists, geometers, historians and philosphers to organize and create knowledge about [[Manifold Atlas:Definition of “manifold”|manifolds]] and the study of manifolds: in particular [[:Category:Manifolds|constructions and invariants]] and [[:Category:Problems|problems]] but also [[:Category:Theory|general]] and [[:Category:History & Philosophy|historical]] information. |
== “What is a manifold" == | == “What is a manifold" == | ||
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** to '''catalyse''' the '''organisation''' and '''creation''' of '''knowledge''' about manifolds via the world wide web, | ** to '''catalyse''' the '''organisation''' and '''creation''' of '''knowledge''' about manifolds via the world wide web, | ||
** to serve as a '''journal standard''', '''citable reference''' for the study of manifolds. | ** to serve as a '''journal standard''', '''citable reference''' for the study of manifolds. | ||
| − | * Thus there are two sorts of pages in the Atlas: evolving pages and static | + | * Thus there are two sorts of pages in the Atlas: evolving pages and static articles. |
* [[Manifold Atlas:Evolving pages and static pages#Evolving pages|Evolving pages]] are continually open to improvement and expansion but are '''not strongly scientifically citable'''. | * [[Manifold Atlas:Evolving pages and static pages#Evolving pages|Evolving pages]] are continually open to improvement and expansion but are '''not strongly scientifically citable'''. | ||
| − | * [[Manifold Atlas:Evolving pages and static pages#Static pages|Static | + | * [[Manifold Atlas:Evolving pages and static pages#Static pages|Static articles]] will have been approved by the [[Manifold Atlas:Editorial Board|editorial board]] after a rigorous [[Manifold Atlas:Editorial Policy#Editorial criteria|editorial process]]. |
| − | ** Static | + | ** Static articles will be instantly recognisable via the [[MediaWiki:Approved-Static|blue approval message]] and the suffix '''<tt>/nth Edition</tt>''': |
| − | ** Static | + | ** Static articles will be edit-protected and their [[Manifold Atlas:Evolving pages and static pages#What is preserved?|hard copies]] serve as '''scientifically citable documents''': they will be the published articles of the Atlas. |
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== Writing in the Manifold Atlas == | == Writing in the Manifold Atlas == | ||
| − | * The Manifold Atlas supports two types of | + | * The Manifold Atlas supports two types of pages: open-editing pages and author-based pages. |
| − | * [[Manifold Atlas:Writing groups#Open-editing pages|Open-editing | + | * [[Manifold Atlas:Writing groups#Open-editing pages|Open-editing pages]] can be edited openly by any registered user. |
| − | * [[Manifold Atlas:Writing groups#Author-based pages|Author-based | + | * [[Manifold Atlas:Writing groups#Author-based pages|Author-based pages]] are written by a single author or team of authors. |
* All content in the Manifold Atlas is '''freely available''' on the world wide web as described on the [[Manifold Atlas:User rights|user rights page]]. | * All content in the Manifold Atlas is '''freely available''' on the world wide web as described on the [[Manifold Atlas:User rights|user rights page]]. | ||
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* [http://www.dcrowley.net/ Diarmuid Crowley] : scientific administraitor. | * [http://www.dcrowley.net/ Diarmuid Crowley] : scientific administraitor. | ||
* [http://wwwmath.uni-muenster.de/u/lueck/photoalbum/philipp_kuehl_photo.html Philipp Kühl] : developer and programmer. | * [http://wwwmath.uni-muenster.de/u/lueck/photoalbum/philipp_kuehl_photo.html Philipp Kühl] : developer and programmer. | ||
| + | * [http://www.hausdorff-research-institute.uni-bonn.de/administration Martin Steitz] : system administraitor. | ||
== Affiliation == | == Affiliation == | ||
Revision as of 01:06, 18 March 2010
The mission of the Manifold Atlas is to empower and engage topologists, geometers, historians and philosphers to organize and create knowledge about manifolds and the study of manifolds: in particular constructions and invariants and problems but also general and historical information.
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1 “What is a manifold"
We use the term manifold broadly to mean any second countable Hausdorff space which is locally Euclidean of a fixed dimension and which may, or may not, be equipped with extra structures: for a precise definition see the definition of “manifold".
2 Scientific goals and structure
- The Manifold Atlas has two main aims:
- to catalyse the organisation and creation of knowledge about manifolds via the world wide web,
- to serve as a journal standard, citable reference for the study of manifolds.
- Thus there are two sorts of pages in the Atlas: evolving pages and static articles.
- Evolving pages are continually open to improvement and expansion but are not strongly scientifically citable.
- Static articles will have been approved by the editorial board after a rigorous editorial process.
- Static articles will be instantly recognisable via the blue approval message and the suffix /nth Edition:
- Static articles will be edit-protected and their hard copies serve as scientifically citable documents: they will be the published articles of the Atlas.
3 Writing in the Manifold Atlas
- The Manifold Atlas supports two types of pages: open-editing pages and author-based pages.
- Open-editing pages can be edited openly by any registered user.
- Author-based pages are written by a single author or team of authors.
- All content in the Manifold Atlas is freely available on the world wide web as described on the user rights page.
4 Staff
- Matthias Kreck : managing editor.
- Diarmuid Crowley : scientific administraitor.
- Philipp Kühl : developer and programmer.
- Martin Steitz : system administraitor.
5 Affiliation
- The Manifold Atlas is financed by the Hausdorff Center for Mathematics and hosted by the Hausdorff Institute for Mathematics.
6 Platform
The platform for the Manifold Atlas is MediaWiki: special local features were developed by Daniel Müllner.
