An Introduction to Knot Theory by d LickorishĪlgebraic Geometry Graduate Texts in Mathematics. This is one of the fundamental lickoriah between knot theory and “higher” 3-dimensional topology every 3-manifold comes from a knot in some way! To ask other readers questions about An Introduction to Knot Theoryplease sign up. They were a real mystery to me as I suppose Quantum Mechanics was a mystery to me when Lickorush was at high school.
Dongtai He is currently reading it Mar 19, inot Each This volume is an introduction to mathematical knot theory – the theory of knots and links of simple closed curves in three-dimensional space. Readers are assumed to have knowledge of the basic ideas of the fundamental group and simple homology theory, although explanations throughout the text are plentiful and well done.
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