02653nam 2200649Ia 450 991045615220332120200520144314.01-281-86964-39786611869649981-238-483-9(CKB)111087028337966(EBL)183741(OCoLC)701832652(SSID)ssj0000187812(PQKBManifestationID)11171932(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000187812(PQKBWorkID)10141606(PQKB)11572270(MiAaPQ)EBC183741(WSP)00004256(PPN)181362287(Au-PeEL)EBL183741(CaPaEBR)ebr10255860(CaONFJC)MIL186964(EXLCZ)9911108702833796620011116d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrKnots and physics[electronic resource] /Louis H. Kauffman3rd ed.Singapore ;River Edge, NJ World Scientificc20011 online resource (788 p.)K & E series on knots and everything ;v. 1Description based upon print version of record.0-585-45917-7 981-02-4111-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Table of Contents; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; PART I. A SHORT COURSE OF KNOTS AND PHYSICS.; PART II. KNOTS AND PHYSICS - MISCELLANY.; APPENDIXThis invaluable book is an introduction to knot and link invariants as generalised amplitudes for a quasi-physical process. The demands of knot theory, coupled with a quantum-statistical framework, create a context that naturally and powerfully includes an extraordinary range of interrelated topics in topology and mathematical physics. The author takes a primarily combinatorial stance toward knot theory and its relations with these subjects. This stance has the advantage of providing direct access to the algebra and to the combinatorial topology, as well as physical ideas. K & E series on knots and everything ;v. 1.Knot polynomialsMathematical physicsElectronic books.Knot polynomials.Mathematical physics.514/.224Kauffman Louis H.1945-57757MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456152203321Knots and physics188032UNINA