Perspectives in scalar curvature/ Mikhail L Gromov and H Blaine Lawson eds.

Includes bibliography and index

Vol 2:
Classical relations to topology and the Dirac operator A. Some topological implications of positive scalar curvature and generalizations -- B. Complete manifolds with positive scalar curvature -- C. manifolds with boundary and spaces of metrics with positive scalar curvature and mean curvature -- D. Minimal varieties -- II. Positive mass and positive energy -- III. Positive scalar curvature on generalized spaces -- A. Polyhedra and positive scalar curvature on metric spaces -- B. Distance estimates -- C. Families and foliations

Many people in areas of mathematics and physics, whose work is somehow related to scalar curvature, were asked to write about this in any way they pleased. This gives rise to a wonderful collection of articles, some with very broad and historical views, others which discussed specific fascinating subjects.These two books give a rich and powerful view of one of geometry's very appealing sides.