BRAID GROUP, KNOT THEORY &... (V9) (eBook)

Contents:Notes on Subfactors and Statistical Mechanics (V F R Jones)Polynomial Invariants in Knot Theory (L H Kauffman)Algebras of Loops on Surfaces, Algebras of Knots, and Quantization (V G Turaev)Quantum Groups (L Faddeev et al.)Introduction to the Yang-Baxter Equation (M Jimbo)Integrable Systems Related to Braid Groups and Yang-Baxter Equation (T Kohno)The Yang-Baxter Relation: A New Tool for Knot Theory (Y Akutsu et al.)Akutsu-Wadati Link Polynomials from Feynman-Kauffman Diagrams (M-L Ge et al.)Quantum Field Theory and the Jones Polynomial (E Witten)Readership: Mathematical physicists.Key Features:A single volume describing the scientific principles that underpin the clinical practice of neurology from experts in each fieldCovers a broad range of topics from the human genome, through gene expression, to molecular and cellular pathology, and subsequently to contemporary clinical investigations and clinical trialsSuccinct chapters that will be easily accessible by neurologists and trainees who have no expertise in the areaIdeal for general neurologists who wish to keep up to date with clinically relevant scientific advancesEssential reading for trainee neurologists preparing for their future careerEffective use of diagrams to help explain difficult conceptsMany of the reviews co-written by a clinician and a basic scientist, in addition subjected to peer review — both by experts in the field and also by a “jobbing” general neurologistIncludes a glossary explaining the terminology, and providing links to web-based resources for further information