Introduces knot theory, topological chirality and molecular symmetry, and DNA topology. This book focuses on three applications of knot theory. It discusses the statistical and energetic properties of knots and their relation to molecular biology.
Offers a summary for students and non-specialists who are interested in learning the basics of algebraic topology. This book covers fibrations and cofibrations, Hurewicz... Læs mere
Offers introductions to the advances in 3 significant areas of development in commutative algebra and its applications. This book is based on courses at the Winter... Læs mere
Ideas from quantum field theory and string theory have had an enormous impact on geometry over the years. This book, loosely based on the 2007... Læs mere
Intended for students and teachers of mathematics from high school through graduate school, this title is of interest to working... Læs mere
Shortest path problems are among the most fundamental combinatorial optimization problems with many applications, both direct and as... Læs mere
Offers a modern, up-to-date introduction to quasiconformal mappings from an explicitly geometric perspective, emphasizing both... Læs mere
Translated from the German: Alles Mathematik. 3rd ed. Wiesbaden: Vieweg + Teubner, 2009.
Offers a presentation of the classification of the simple groups of finite Morley rank which contain a nontrivial unipotent 2-subgroup. This book provides food for... Læs mere
Explores renormalization theory in quantum field theory and statistical physics, and its connections to... Læs mere
William Clifford (1845-1879) was an important mathematician of his day. He is most remembered for his invention of Clifford algebras, which are fundamental in modern differential geometry and mathematical physics. This work covers the life and mathematical work of Clifford.