Formal knot theory
โ Scribed by Louis H. Kauffman
- Book ID
- 127456318
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 3 MB
- Series
- Mathematical notes 30
- Category
- Library
- City
- Princeton, N.J
- ISBN-13
- 9780486450520
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โฆ Synopsis
This exploration of combinatorics and knot theory is geared toward advanced undergraduates and graduate students. The author draws upon his work as a topologist to illustrate the relationships between knot theory and statistical mechanics, quantum theory, and algebra, as well as the role of knot theory in combinatorics. 1983 edition. Includes 51 illustrations.
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