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THE GEOMETRY AND PHYSICS OF KNOTS
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| By: |
Sir Michael Atiyah, Luigi A. Radicati di Brozolo |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0521395542 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521395540 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
23 August, 1990 |
| Series: |
Lezioni Lincee |
| Pages: |
108 |
| Description: |
These notes deal with an area that lies at the crossroads of mathematics and physics and rest primarily on the pioneering work of Vaughan Jones and Edward Witten, who related polynomial invariants of knots to a topological quantum field theory in 2+1 dimensions. |
| Synopsis: |
These notes arise from lectures presented in Florence under the auspices of the Accadamia dei Lincee and deal with an area that lies at the crossroads of mathematics and physics. The material presented here rests primarily on the pioneering work of Vaughan Jones and Edward Witten relating polynomial invariants of knots to a topological quantum field theory in 2+1 dimensions. Professor Atiyah here presents an introduction to Witten's ideas from the mathematical point of view. The book will be essential reading for all geometers and gauge theorists as an exposition of new and interesting ideas in a rapidly developing area. |
| Illustrations: |
line diagrams, bibliography, index |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |