Knots, Braids, and Mapping Class Groups--Papers Dedicated to Joan S. Birman: Proceedings of a Conference in Low Dimensional Topology in Honor of Joan . (Ams/Ip Studies in Advanced Mathematics)

Gilman, Jane

ISBN 10: 0821829661 / ISBN 13: 9780821829660

Published by Amer Mathematical Society, 2001

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There are a number of specialties in low-dimensional topology that can find in their 'family tree' a common ancestry in the theory of surface mappings. These include knot theory as studied through the use of braid representations and 3-manifolds as studied through the use of Heegaard splittings. Series: AMS/IP Studies in Advanced Mathematics. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBKF; PBPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 178. Weight in Grams: 355. . 2001. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Knots, Braids, and Mapping Class Groups--Papers Dedicated to Joan S. Birman: Proceedings of a Conference in Low Dimensional Topology in Honor of Joan . (Ams/Ip Studies in Advanced Mathematics)
• Publisher: Amer Mathematical Society
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0821829661
• ISBN 13: 9780821829660
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The proceedings of the March 1998 conference in New York contain thirteen papers representing the diversity of specialties in the area of low-dimensional typology. They discuss geometric knot theory, subgroup separability, hyperbolic planes, the intersections of essential simple closed curves, implicit function theorems, the Kauffman polynomial, Heegaard splittings, multiplicative structures and simple loops, Algebra Situs, and knot invariants. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)