Handbook of Knot Theory
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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.
Key Features
* Survey of mathematical knot theory
* Articles by leading world authorities
* Clear exposition, not over-technical
* Accessible to readers with undergraduate background in mathematics
* Articles by leading world authorities
* Clear exposition, not over-technical
* Accessible to readers with undergraduate background in mathematics
Readership
Professional mathematicians, Physicists and lay people with a flair for mathematics
Table of Contents
- 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
Product details
- No. of pages: 502
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier Science 2005
- Published: August 2, 2005
- Imprint: Elsevier Science
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780444514523
- eBook ISBN: 9780080459547
About the Editors
William Menasco
Affiliations and Expertise
University at Buffalo, New York, USA
Morwen Thistlethwaite
Affiliations and Expertise
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA