Braid Groups

• Main Authors: Kassel, Christian (Author), Turaev, Vladimir (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2008.
• Series: Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 247
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Group theory.; Algebra.; Ordered algebraic structures.; Algebraic topology.; Manifolds (Mathematics).; Complex manifolds.; Group Theory and Generalizations.; Manifolds and Cell Complexes (incl. Diff.Topology).; Order, Lattices, Ordered Algebraic Structures.; Algebraic Topology.

Braids and braid groups have been at the heart of mathematical development over the last two decades. Braids play an important role in diverse areas of mathematics and theoretical physics. The special beauty of the theory of braids stems from their attractive geometric nature and their close relatio...