Groups and Manifolds from Triangulated Polyhedra

by Telloni Agnese Ilaria

Overview

The main topic of the book is the topology and geometry of 3-manifolds with a specific focus on their algebraic invariants. Some three dimensional manifolds are constructed by a polyhedral scheme, and they are represented in different ways, as combinatorial diagrams or as branched coverings over knots or links. Motivations for this kind of studies come from different subjects: topology of 3-manifolds and knot theory are key tools in many research fields, as biology, molecular chemistry, engineering and astrophysics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783659292095
Publisher:	LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Publication date:	11/13/2012
Pages:	84
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)