Knots, Links and Their Invariants: An Elementary Course in Contemporary Knot Theory - Couverture souple

Sossinsky, A. B.

 
9781470471514: Knots, Links and Their Invariants: An Elementary Course in Contemporary Knot Theory
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1470471515 ISBN 13 : 9781470471514
Editeur : American Mathematical Society, 2023

Synopsis

This book is an elementary introduction to knot theory. Unlike many other books on knot theory, this book has practically no prerequisites; it requires only basic plane and spatial Euclidean geometry but no knowledge of topology or group theory. It contains the first elementary proof of the existence of the Alexander polynomial of a knot or a link based on the Conway axioms, particularly the Conway skein relation. The book also contains an elementary exposition of the Jones polynomial, HOMFLY polynomial and Vassiliev knot invariants constructed using the Kontsevich integral. Additionally, there is a lecture introducing the braid group and shows its connection with knots and links.

Other important features of the book are the large number of original illustrations, numerous exercises and the absence of any references in the first eleven lectures. The last two lectures differ from the first eleven: they comprise a sketch of non-elementary topics and a brief history of the subject, including many references.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos de l'auteur

A. B. Sossinsky, Independent University of Moscow, Russia, and Poncelete Laboratory IUM-CNRS, Moscow, Russia.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
American Mathematical Society
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1470471515
ISBN 13 
9781470471514
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
142
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible