Braids Proceedings of a Summer Research Conference Held July 13-26, 1986

Anatoly Libgober; Joan S. Birman

ISBN 10: 0821850881 / ISBN 13: 9780821850886

Published by American Mathematical Soc., 1988

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Braids Proceedings of a Summer Research Conference Held July 13-26, 1986 by Anatoly Libgober; Joan S. Birman. American Mathematical Soc., 1988. 730pp. Language: English. Condition Notes: Note: Unused or barely used with light shelfwear and minor cosmetic defects.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Braids Proceedings of a Summer Research Conference Held July 13-26, 1986
• Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0821850881
• ISBN 13: 9780821850886
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Artin introduced braid groups into mathematical literature in 1925. In the years since, and particularly in the last five to ten years, braid groups have played diverse and unexpected roles in widely different areas of mathematics, including knot theory, homotopy theory, singularity theory, and dynamical systems. Most recently, the area of operator algebras has brought striking new applications to knots and links.

This volume contains the proceedings of the AMS-IMS-SIAM Joint Summer Research Conference on Artin's Braid Group, held at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in July 1986. This interdisciplinary conference brought together leading specialists in diverse areas of mathematics to discuss their discoveries and to exchange ideas and problems concerning this important and fundamental group. Because the proceedings present a mix of expository articles and new research, this volume will be of interest to graduate students and researchers who wish to learn more about braids, as well as more experienced workers in this area. The required background includes the basics of knot theory, group theory, and low-dimensional topology.