Braid Groups

Christian Kassel, Vladimir Turaev (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

338 Seiten

2010 | Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4419-2220-5 (ISBN)

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As central objects in knot theory and 3-dimensional topology, braid groups has led to the creation of a new field called quantum topology.In this well-written presentation, motivated by numerous examples and problems, the authors introduce the basic theory of braid groups, highlighting several definitions that show their equivalence;

Braids and braid groups, the focus of this text, have been at the heart of important mathematical developments over the last two decades. Their association with permutations has led to their presence in a number of mathematical fields and physics. As central objects in knot theory and 3-dimensional topology, braid groups has led to the creation of a new field called quantum topology.

In this well-written presentation, motivated by numerous examples and problems, the authors introduce the basic theory of braid groups, highlighting several definitions that show their equivalence; this is followed by a treatment of the relationship between braids, knots and links. Important results then treat the linearity and orderability of the subject. Relevant additional material is included in five large appendices.

Braid Groups will serve graduate students and a number of mathematicians coming from diverse disciplines.

Dr. Christian Kassel is the director of CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France), was the director of l'Institut de Recherche Mathematique Avancee from 2000 to 2004, and is an editor for the Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra. Kassel has numerous publications, including the book Quantum Groups in the Springer Gradate Texts in Mathematics series. Dr. Vladimir Turaev was also a professor at the CNRS and is currently at Indiana University in the Department of Mathematics.

Braids and Braid Groups.- Braids, Knots, and Links.- Homological Representations of the Braid Groups.- Symmetric Groups and Iwahori#x2013;Hecke Algebras.- Representations of the Iwahori#x2013;Hecke Algebras.- Garside Monoids and Braid Monoids.- An Order on the Braid Groups.- Presentations of SL(Z) and PSL(Z).- Fibrations and Homotopy Sequences.- The Birman#x2013;Murakami#x2013;Wenzl Algebras.- Left Self-Distributive Sets.

From the reviews:"Details on … braid groups are carefully provided by Kassel and Turaev’s text Braid Groups. … Braid Groups is very well written. The proofs are detailed, clear, and complete. ... The text is to be praised for its level of detail. … For people … who want to understand current research in braid group related areas, Braid Groups is an excellent, in fact indispensable, text." (Scott Taylor, The Mathematical Association of America, October, 2008)"This is a very useful, carefully written book that will bring the reader up to date with some of the recent important advances in the study of the braid groups and their generalizations. It continues the tradition of these high quality graduate texts in mathematics. The book could easily be used as a text for a year course on braid groups for graduate students, one advantage being that the chapters are largely independent of each other." (Stephen P. Humphries, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2009 e)“This book is a comprehensive introduction to the theory of braid groups. Assuming only a basic knowledge of topology and algebra, it is intended mainly for graduate and postdoctoral students.” (Hirokazu Nishimura, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1208, 2011)“The book of Kassel and Turaev is a textbook … for graduate students and researchers. As such, it covers the basic material on braids, knots, and links … at a level which requires minimal background, yet moves rapidly to non-trivial topics. … It is a carefully planned and well-written book; the authors are true experts, and it fills a gap. … it will have many readers.” (Joan S. Birman, Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, Vol. 48 (1), January, 2011)

Erscheint lt. Verlag	29.11.2010
Reihe/Serie	Graduate Texts in Mathematics ; 247
Mitarbeit	Designer: O. Dodane
Zusatzinfo	60 Illustrations, black and white; X, 338 p. 60 illus.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Algebra
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geometrie / Topologie
ISBN-10	1-4419-2220-2 / 1441922202
ISBN-13	978-1-4419-2220-5 / 9781441922205
Zustand	Neuware