Knots and Physics (Second Edition)

by Louis H. Kauffman

Book Overview

In this second edition, the following recent papers have been added: "Gauss Codes, Quantum Groups and Ribbon Hopf Algebras", "Spin Networks, Topology and Discrete Physics", "Link Polynomials and a Graphical Calculus" and "Knots Tangles and Electrical Networks". An appendix with a discussion on invariants of embedded graphs and Vassiliev invariants has also been included.This book is an introduction to knot and link invariants as generalized amplitudes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9810216580
• ISBN13: 9789810216580
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 740 Pages
• Weight: 2.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 8.5"