Braid group, knot theory, and statistical mechanics II
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Singapore
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World scientific
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1994
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viii, 467 p. : illus
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Advanced series in mathematical physics ; v. 71
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Includes bibliographical references
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editors, C. N. Yang, M. L. Ge
ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE
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CONTENTS NOTE
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On the combinatorics of Vassiliev invariants / J. S. Birman- Solvable models, link invariants, and their applications to physics / T. Deguchi, M. Wadati -- The Yang-Baxter symmetry in field theory / H.J. De Vega -- Quantum symmetry in conformal field theory by Hamiltonian methods / L.D. Faddeev -- Yang-Baxterization and algebraic structures / M.L. Ge, K. Xue, Y.S. Wu -- Introduction to the Yang-Baxter equation / M. Jimbo -- Notes on subfactors and statistical mechanics / V.F.R. Jones -- Polynomial invariants in knot theory / L.H. Kauffman -- Spin networks, topology, and discrete physics / L.H. Kauffman -- Tunnel numbers of knots and Jones-Witten invariants / T. Kohno -- Symmetry approach to solvable lattice models / T. Miwa -- Algebras of loops on surfaces, algebras of knots, and quantization / V.G. Turaev -- Quantum field theory and the Jones polynomial / E. Witten- Knot invariants and statistical mechanics: a physicist's perspective / F.Y. Wu