Excursion In Diagrammatic Algebra, An: Turning A Sphere From Red To Blue (Hardcover)

The aim of this book is to give as detailed a description as is possible of one of the most beautiful and complicated examples in low-dimensional topology. This example is a gateway to a new idea of higher dimensional algebra in which diagrams replace algebraic expressions and relationships between diagrams represent algebraic relations. The reader may examine the changes in the illustrations in a leisurely fashion; or with scrutiny, the reader will become familiar and develop a facility for these diagrammatic computations.The text describes the essential topological ideas through metaphors that are experienced in everyday life: shadows, the human form, the intersections between walls, and the creases in a shirt or a pair of trousers. Mathematically informed reader will benefit from the informal introduction of ideas. This volume will also appeal to scientifically literate individuals who appreciate mathematical beauty.

General

Imprint:	World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Country of origin:	Singapore
Series:	Series on Knots & Everything, 48
Release date:	December 2011
First published:	2012
Authors:	J. Scott Carter
Dimensions:	231 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-981-4374-49-1
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Topology > Algebraic topology
LSN:	981-4374-49-0
Barcode:	9789814374491

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