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Topology is a generalization of geometry, in which ‘distance’ is generalized to a more qualitative idea of ‘proximity’.
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Jänich, K.: Topology. Springer, Heidelberg (1984) (A good introductory textbook on point set and algebraic topology.)
Kelley, J.L.: General Topology. Van Nostrand, New York (1955) (Re-issued by Springer in 1975. A classic. It remains an excellent textbook on point set topology.)
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Bongaarts, P. (2015). Topology. In: Quantum Theory. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09561-5_18
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