Bøger af Kunio Murasugi

This book introduces the study of knots, providing insights into recent applications in DNA research and graph theory. It sets forth fundamental facts such as knot diagrams, braid representations, Seifert surfaces, tangles, and Alexander polynomials. Numerous diagrams and exercises help readers understand and apply the theory.

In Chapter 6, we describe the concept of braid equivalence from the topological point of view. In Chapter 10, we discuss the primary applications of braid theory to knot theory, including the introduction of the most important invariants of knot theory, the Alexander polynomial and the Jones polynomial.