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OverviewThis book, written by a mathematician known for his own work on knot theory, is a clear, concise, and engaging introduction to this complicated subject. A guide to the basic ideas and applications of knot theory, Knots takes us from Lord Kelvin's early - and mistaken - idea of using the knot to model the atom, almost a century and a half ago, to the central problem confronting knot theorists today: distinguishing among various knots, classifying them, and finding a straightforward and general way of determining whether two knots - treated as mathematical objects - are equal. Full Product DetailsAuthor: A. B. Sossinsky , Giselle WeissPublisher: Harvard University Press Imprint: Harvard University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 18.90cm Weight: 0.280kg ISBN: 9780674009448ISBN 10: 0674009444 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 31 December 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsReviewsThe author describes knot theory by chronicling its history. Beginning with Lord Kelvin's ill-conceived idea of using knots as a model for the atom, Sossinsky moves to the connection of knots to braids and then on to the arithmetic of knots. Other topics are the Jones polynomial, which links knot theory to physics, and a clear exposition on Vassiliev invariants. Throughout, this book untangles many a snag in the field of mathematics. - Science News Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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