Quantum Invariants of Knots And 3-Manifolds |
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| Author:
| Turaev, Vladimir G. |
| Series title: | De Gruyter Studies in Mathematics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-11-174062-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2010 |
| Publisher: | De Gruyter, Inc.
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| Book Format: | Mixed media product |
| List Price: | USD $321.00 |
Book Description:
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This monograph, now in its second revised edition, provides a systematic treatment of topological quantum field theories in three dimensions, inspired by the discovery of the Jones polynomial of knots, the Witten-Chern-Simons field theory, and the theory of quantum groups. The author, one of the leading experts in the subject, gives a rigorous and self-contained exposition of fundamental algebraic and topological concepts that emerged in this theory.
This monograph, now in its second revised edition, provides a systematic treatment of topological quantum field theories in three dimensions, inspired by the discovery of the Jones polynomial of knots, the Witten-Chern-Simons field theory, and the theory of quantum groups. The author, one of the leading experts in the subject, gives a rigorous and self-contained exposition of fundamental algebraic and topological concepts that emerged in this theory.