Peter R. Cromwell, Cromwell Peter R.

Knots and Links

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Richly illustrated textbook on knot theory; minimal prerequisites but modern in style and content.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 601g
• ISBN-13: 9780521548311
• ISBN-10: 0521548314
• Artikelnr.: 21531615

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Introduction
2. A topologist's toolkit
3. Link diagrams
4. Constructions and decompositions of links
5. Spanning surfaces and genus
6. Matrix invariants
7. The Alexander-Conway polynomial
8. Rational tangles
9. More polynomials
10. Closed braids and arc presentations
Appendix A. Knot diagrams
Appendix B. Numerical invariants
Appendix C. Properties
Appendix D. Polynomials
Appendix E. Polygon coordinates
Appendix F. Family properties
Bibliography
Index.