Authors:Kunio Murasugi, B. Kurpita,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: applications, mathematics, braids, study
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 1999-06-30
List price: $129.00
ISBN-10: 0792357671
ISBN-13: 9780792357674

This book provides a comprehensive exposition of the theory of braids, beginning with the basic mathematical definitions and structures. Among the many topics explained in detail are: the braid group for various surfaces; the solution of the word problem for the braid group; braids in the context of knots and links (Alexander’s theorem); Markov’s theorem and its use in obtaining braid invariants; the connection between the Platonic solids (regular polyhedra) and braids; the use of braids in the solution of algebraic equations. Dirac’s problem and special types of brai