Knots and surfaces

N. D. Gilbert, T. Porter0198514905, 9780198533979, 9780198514909, 0198533977

This highly readable text details the interaction between the mathematical theory of knots and the theories of surfaces and group presentations. It expertly introduces several topics critical to the development of pure mathematics while providing an account of math “in action” in an unusual context. The authors skillfully combine recent research breakthroughs to form a coherent and highly developed theory, accessible to students and researchers in mathematics.