An Excursion in Diagrammatic Algebra: Turning a Sphere from Red to Blue - Couverture rigide

Carter, J Scott

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9814374490 ISBN 13 : 9789814374491

Editeur : World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

The aim of this book is to give as detailed a description as is possible of one of the most beautiful and complicated examples in low-dimensional topology. This example is a gateway to a new idea of higher dimensional algebra in which diagrams replace algebraic expressions and relationships between diagrams represent algebraic relations. The reader may examine the changes in the illustrations in a leisurely fashion; or with scrutiny, the reader will become familiar and develop a facility for these diagrammatic computations.The text describes the essential topological ideas through metaphors that are experienced in everyday life: shadows, the human form, the intersections between walls, and the creases in a shirt or a pair of trousers. Mathematically informed reader will benefit from the informal introduction of ideas. This volume will also appeal to scientifically literate individuals who appreciate mathematical beauty.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9814374490
• ISBN 13: 9789814374491
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 296
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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