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Braids, Links, and Mapping Class Groups - Annals of Mathematics Studies
Joan S. Birman
Braids, Links, and Mapping Class Groups - Annals of Mathematics Studies
Joan S. Birman
The central theme of this study is Artin's braid group and the many ways that the notion of a braid has proved to be important in low-dimensional topology. In Chapter 1 the author is concerned with the concept of a braid as a group of motions of points in a manifold. She studies structural and algebraic properties of the braid groups of two manifol
237 pages, illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | February 21, 1975 |
ISBN13 | 9780691081496 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 237 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 13 mm · 312 g |
Language | English |
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