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Braids, Links, and Mapping Class Groups. (AM-82), Volume 82
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Braids, Links, and Mapping Class Groups. (AM-82), Volume 82
Contributors:
By (Author) Joan S. Birman
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
1st May 1975
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Professional and Scholarly
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Algebra
Dewey:
512
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
237
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
312g
Description
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
