Manifold Atlas:About
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== Scientific goals and structure == | == 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: | |
* [[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 pages]] 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 pages will be instantly recognisable via the [[MediaWiki:Approved-Static|blue approval message]] and the suffix '''<tt>/nth Edition</tt>''': |
| − | ** Static | + | ** Static pages 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 pages: | + | The Manifold Atlas welcomes contributions from anyone with a rigorous interest in manifolds: |
| + | * The page [[Manifold Atlas:Writing in the Atlas]] Writing in the Atlas describes how and what to write in the Atlas. | ||
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| + | The Manifold Atlas supports two types of pages: | ||
* [[Manifold Atlas:Writing groups#Open-editing pages|Open-editing pages]] can be edited openly by any registered user. | * [[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 pages]] are written by a single author or team of authors. | * [[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]]. | |
== Staff == | == Staff == | ||
| − | + | [http://www.him.uni-bonn.de/kreck Matthias Kreck] : managing editor. | |
| − | + | [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://www.hausdorff-research-institute.uni-bonn.de/administration Martin Steitz] : system administrator. | |
== Affiliation == | == Affiliation == | ||
| − | + | The Manifold Atlas is financed by the [http://www.hcm.uni-bonn.de Hausdorff Center for Mathematics] and hosted by the [http://www.him.uni-bonn.de Hausdorff Institute for Mathematics]. | |
== Platform == | == Platform == | ||
The platform for the Manifold Atlas is [http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki]: special local features were developed by [http://www.math.uni-bonn.de/people/muellner/ Daniel Müllner]. | The platform for the Manifold Atlas is [http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki]: special local features were developed by [http://www.math.uni-bonn.de/people/muellner/ Daniel Müllner]. | ||
Revision as of 13:07, 19 November 2010
The mission of the Manifold Atlas is to empower and engage topologists, geometers, historians and philosophers to organize and create knowledge about manifolds and the study of manifolds.
In particular we focus on constructions and invariants, general theory and open problems while providing a forum for posing and answering questions. We also plan to build up historical information as well as philosophical reflections.
Contents |
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 are continually open to improvement and expansion but are not strongly scientifically citable.
- Static pages will have been approved by the editorial board after a rigorous editorial process.
- Static pages will be instantly recognisable via the blue approval message and the suffix /nth Edition:
- Static pages 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 welcomes contributions from anyone with a rigorous interest in manifolds:
- The page Manifold Atlas:Writing in the Atlas Writing in the Atlas describes how and what to write in the Atlas.
The Manifold Atlas supports two types of 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 administrator.
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.
