Handbook of Knot Theory

Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-444-51452-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 502 Seiten, Format (B × H): 177 mm x 251 mm, Gewicht: 1106 g

This book is a survey of current topics in the mathematical theory of knots. For a mathematician, a knot is a closed loop in 3-dimensional space: imagine knotting an extension cord and then closing it up by inserting its plug into its outlet. Knot theory is of central importance in pure and applied mathematics, as it stands at a crossroads of topology, combinatorics, algebra, mathematical physics and biochemistry.

Zielgruppe

Professional mathematicians, Physicists and lay people with a flair for mathematics

Autoren/Hrsg.

Menasco, William

Thistlethwaite, Morwen

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Topologie Algebraische Topologie
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Geometrie Elementare Geometrie: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Hyperbolic Knots - Colin Adams
Braids: A Survey - Joan S. Birman and Tara E. Brendle
Legendrian and Transversal Knots - John B. Etnyre
Knot Spinning - Greg Friedman
The Enumeration and Classification of Knots and Links - Jim Hoste
Knot Diagrammatics - Louis H. Kauffman
A Survey of Classical Knot Concordance - Charles Livingston
Knot Theory of Complex Plane Curves - Lee Rudolph
Thin Position in the Theory of Classical Knots - Martin Scharlemann
Computation of Hyperbolic Structures in Knot Theory - Jeff Weeks