On Knots. (Am-115), Volume 115

by Louis H. Kauffman

Book Overview

On Knots is a journey through the theory of knots, starting from the simplest combinatorial ideas--ideas arising from the representation of weaving patterns. From this beginning, topological invariants are constructed directly: first linking numbers, then the Conway polynomial and skein theory. This paves the way for later discussion of the recently discovered Jones and generalized polynomials. The central chapter, Chapter Six, is a miscellany...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691084351
• ISBN13: 9780691084350
• Release Date: October 1987
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 498 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.3"