TY  - BOOK
AU  - Atiyah,Michael Francis
TI  - The geometry and physics of knots
T2  - Lezioni lincee
SN  - 9780511623868 (ebook)
AV  - QA612.2 .A85 1990
U1  - 514/.224 20
PY  - 1990///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Knot theory
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
N2  - These notes arise from lectures presented in Florence under the auspices of the Accadamia dei Lincee and deal with an area that lies at the crossroads of mathematics and physics. The material presented here rests primarily on the pioneering work of Vaughan Jones and Edward Witten relating polynomial invariants of knots to a topological quantum field theory in 2+1 dimensions. Professor Atiyah here presents an introduction to Witten's ideas from the mathematical point of view. The book will be essential reading for all geometers and gauge theorists as an exposition of new and interesting ideas in a rapidly developing area
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511623868
ER  -