TY - BOOK ID - 2201034 TI - The mathematical theory of knots and braids PY - 1983 VL - 82 SN - 0444867147 9780444867148 9786611790264 1281790265 0080871933 9780080871936 PB - Amsterdam [Netherlands] New York North-Holland :Sole distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co. DB - UniCat KW - Noeuds, théorie des. KW - Tresses, théorie des. KW - Manifolds. KW - Knot theory. KW - Braid theory. KW - Théorie des noeuds KW - Tresses, Théorie des KW - Knot theory KW - Braid theory KW - 515.16 KW - Knots (Topology) KW - Low-dimensional topology KW - Braids, Theory of KW - Theory of braids KW - Topology of manifolds KW - 515.16 Topology of manifolds UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:2201034 AB - This book is an introduction to the theory of knots via the theory of braids, which attempts to be complete in a number of ways. Some knowledge of Topology is assumed. Necessary Group Theory and further necessary Topology are given in the book. The exposition is intended to enable an interested reader to learn the basics of the subject. Emphasis is placed on covering the theory in an algebraic way. The work includes quite a number of worked examples. The latter part of the book is devoted to previously unpublished material. ER -