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On Knots

Categorie	Algemeen wetenschap
Boeknummer	#342618-ZA27
Titel	On Knots
Auteur	Kauffman, Louis H.
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Princeton : University Press
Jaar van uitgave	1987
ISBN10	0691084351
ISBN13	9780691084350
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrated with numerous equations, graphs, diagrams and b/w illustrations, 8vo. Annals of mathematics studies, 115.
Samenvatting	On Knots is a journey through the theory of knots, starting from the simplest combinatorial ideas--ideas arising from the representation of weaving patterns. From this beginning, topological invariants are constructed directly: first linking numbers, then the Conway polynomial and skein theory. This paves the way for later discussion of the recently discovered Jones and generalized polynomials. The central chapter, Chapter Six, is a miscellany of topics and recreations. Here the reader will find the quaternions and the belt trick, a devilish rope trick, Alhambra mosaics, Fibonacci trees, the topology of DNA, and the author's geometric interpretation of the generalized Jones Polynomial. Then come branched covering spaces, the Alexander polynomial, signature theorems, the work of Casson and ... (Lees verder)Gordon on slice knots, and a chapter on knots and algebraic singularities. The book concludes with an appendix about generalized polynomials.
Pagina's	234
Conditie	Goed — Spine discoloured, name in pen on title page.
Prijs	€ 20,00

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