Quantum Groups: v. 155 - Rilegato

Kassel, Christian

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 3540943706 ISBN 13: 9783540943709

Casa editrice: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1994

Riassunto

This introduction to the theory of quantum groups emphasizes the connection to knot theory and Drinfeld's recent fundamental contributions. The first part focuses on the basic concepts of the theory of Hopf algebras. Part 2 examines Hopf algebras that produce solutions to the Yang-Baxter equation, and Drinfeld's quantum double construction. Isotopy invariants of knots and links in the three-dimensional Euclidean space are then constructed, using the language of tensor categories. The text concludes with an account of Drinfeld's treatment of the monodromy of the Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov Equations, culminating in the construction of Kontsevich's universal knot invariant.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• ISBN 10: 3540943706
• ISBN 13: 9783540943709
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 543