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This book is an indispensable guide for anyone seeking to familarize themselves with research in braid groups, configuration spaces and their applications. Starting at the beginning, and assuming only basic topology and group theory, the volume's noted expositors take the reader through the fundamental theory and on to current research and applications in fields as varied as astrophysics, cryptography and robotics. As leading researchers themselves, the authors write enthusiastically about their topics, and include many striking illustrations. The chapters have their origins in tutorials given at a Summer School on Braids, at the National University of Singapore's Institute for Mathematical Sciences in June 2007, to an audience of more than thirty international graduate students.

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Author:   Antonino Zichichi (European Physical Society, Geneva, Switzerland) ,  Mauro D Dardo (Amedeo Avogadro Univ, Italy)
Publisher:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Imprint:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Volume:   0
ISBN:  

9789810211905

ISBN 10:   9810211902
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   01 August 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

High temperature superconductivity and its future, R. More et al; high temperature superconductivity, F. Morse and M.P. Maley; World Laboratory projects, T.D. Lee; food improvement project, Li-Yu and C.R. Lerici; earth structure and seismic sources of seismic waves, B.G. Bukchin; controlled nuclear fusion, E.P. Velikhov et al; deterrence - do we still need it?, H. Wegener and J.C. Eccles; environmental problems in the Mediterranean area, A. Osborne; the Hermes project, A.K. Ailamazian; history of reactor safety, E. Teller; renewable energy project, S-Z Wang; biotechnology, K-Q Man; coal slurrying project, G. Novelli and Z-N Wang; Yellow River project, Z-Q Niu; Archimedes project, E. Boschi; satellite communication of seismic data, A.S. Alekseev et al; electromagnetic sounding via MHD, E.P. Velikhov and V.A. Zeigarnik; status and future development of medium and long-range meteorological forecasts, L. Bengtsson; anti-desertification project, Q-C Zen and Z-D Zhu; World Laboratory, A. Zichichi; new accelerator techniques, W.A. Barletta and V De Sabbata; supercomputers, L. Wood and M. Ishikawa; the International co-operation, E. Teller et al.

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