Quantum Invariants of Knots and 3-Manifolds

by Vladimir G. Turaev

This monograph provides a systematic treatment of topological quantum field theories (TQFT's) in three dimensions, inspired by the discovery of the Jones polynomial of knots, the Witten-Chern-Simons field theory, and the theory of quantum groups. The author, one of the leading experts in the subject, gives a rigorous and self-contained exposition of new fundamental algebraic and topological concepts that emerged in this theory.

The book...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110137046
• ISBN13: 9783110137040
• Release Date: July 1994
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 598 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.7" x 9.6"